Journal
FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS
Volume 362, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnu022
Keywords
bacteriophage; lysogeny; site-specific recombination; homologous; recombination
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- CNRS
- ANR [ANR11ECOT00902]
- INRA
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Bacteriophages co-exist and co-evolve with their hosts in natural environments. Virulent phages lyse infected cells through lytic cycles, whereas temperate phages often remain dormant and can undergo lysogenic or lytic cycles. In their lysogenic state, prophages are actually part of the host genome and replicate passively in rhythm with host division. However, prophages are far from being passive residents: they can modify or bring new properties to their host. In this review, we focus on two important phage-encoded recombination mechanisms, i.e. site-specific recombination and homologous recombination, and how they remodel bacterial genomes.
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