Kerrin Steensen
@kerrinsteensen.bsky.social
PhD student, DoME/CeMess at the University of Vienna
Interested in prophages of marine bacteria
Interested in prophages of marine bacteria
A huge thanks to my amazing co-authors Joana Séneca, Nina Bartlau, Xiaoqian Yu, @fatiaysh.bsky.social, and Martin Polz. Couldn't have done it without you!
October 23, 2024 at 11:28 AM
A huge thanks to my amazing co-authors Joana Séneca, Nina Bartlau, Xiaoqian Yu, @fatiaysh.bsky.social, and Martin Polz. Couldn't have done it without you!
Despite their small genomes, they hold a surprise for all defense aficionados: tailless and filamentous prophages harbor regions packed with highly variable genes, enriched with phage defense genes and toxin-antitoxin systems.
October 23, 2024 at 11:23 AM
Despite their small genomes, they hold a surprise for all defense aficionados: tailless and filamentous prophages harbor regions packed with highly variable genes, enriched with phage defense genes and toxin-antitoxin systems.
Tailless and filamentous-like prophages aren't *just* abundant in our model system - they're also highly diverse and rapidly turned over, emphasizing their underestimated role in the ecology and evolution of marine Vibrio
October 23, 2024 at 11:22 AM
Tailless and filamentous-like prophages aren't *just* abundant in our model system - they're also highly diverse and rapidly turned over, emphasizing their underestimated role in the ecology and evolution of marine Vibrio