Intriguing manuscript looking into the range of viruses that form a phage nucleus during infection. Amazing bioinformatics and experimental work, and beautiful figures!
Identifying the core genome of the nucleus-forming bacteriophage family and characterization of Erwinia phage RAY
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Identifying the core genome of the nucleus-forming bacteriophage family and characterization of Erwinia phage RAY
We recently discovered that some bacteriophages establish a nucleus-like replication compartment (phage nucleus), but the core genes that define nucleus-based phage replication and their phylogenetic distribution were unknown.bioRxiv