TWiV 1039: Landmines for phages, a mouthful of redondoviruses
TWiV describes how a viral capsid protein activates a bacterial innate immune system that interferes with protein synthesis, and human-associated redondoviruses that infect the commensal protozoan\xa0Entamoeba gingivalis.
Hosts:\xa0Vincent Racaniello,\xa0Dickson Despommier,\xa0Rich Condit,\xa0Kathy Spindler, and\xa0Jolene Ramsey
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- Research assistant position in Rosenfeld Lab CBER/FDA (pdf)
- Anti-phage defense via\xa0capsid detection\xa0(Nature)
- Redondoviruses\xa0infect commensal amoebae\xa0(Cell Host Micro)
- A host for\xa0redondoviruses\xa0(Nat Rev Micro)
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- Timestamps by\xa0Jolene. Thanks!
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