期刊
ISME JOURNAL
卷 5, 期 9, 页码 1451-1460出版社
SPRINGERNATURE
DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2011.30
关键词
multiple infection; within-host competition; polylysogeny; evolution of virulence; scherichia coli; bacteriophage lambda
资金
- Competence Center Environment and Sustainability of the ETH [0-21248-08]
Within-host competition between parasites is frequently invoked as a major force for parasite evolution, yet quantitative studies on its extent in an organismal group are lacking. Temperate bacteriophages are diverse and abundant parasites of bacteria, distinguished by their ability to enter a facultative dormant state in their host. Bacteria can accumulate multiple phages that may eventually abandon dormancy in response to host stress. Host resources are then converted into phage particles, whose release requires cell death. To study within-host competition between phages, I used the bacterium Escherichia coli and 11 lambdoid phages to construct single and double lysogens. Lysogenic bacterial cultures were then induced and time to host cell lysis and productivity of phages was measured. In double lysogens, this revealed strong competitive interactions as in all cases productivity of at least one phage declined. The outcome of within-host competition was often asymmetrical, and phages were found to vary hierarchically in within-host competitive ability. In double infections, the phage with the shorter lysis time determined the timing of cell lysis, which was associated with a competitive advantage when time differences were large. The results emphasize that within-host competition greatly affects phage fitness and that multiple infections should be considered an integral part of bacteriophage ecology. The ISME Journal (2011) 5, 1451-1460; doi:10.1038/ismej.2011.30; published online 17 March 2011
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