Cooperation among Conflict: Prophages Protect Bacteria from Phagocytosis

Brittany A Leigh

doi:10.1016/j.chom.2019.09.003

Cooperation among Conflict: Prophages Protect Bacteria from Phagocytosis

Cell Host Microbe. 2019 Oct 9;26(4):450-452. doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2019.09.003.

Author

Brittany A Leigh¹

Affiliation

¹ Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA; Vanderbilt Microbiome Initiative, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA. Electronic address: brittany.a.leigh2@gmail.com.

PMID: 31600498
DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2019.09.003

Abstract

Bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, are the most abundant biological entities within the holobiont. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Jahn et al. (2019) describe a group of phages that can suppress immune cell function in marine sponges using secreted ankyrin proteins. They call these phages Ankyphages.

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MeSH terms

Bacteria
Bacteriophages*
Eukaryota*
Immune Evasion
Phagocytosis
Prophages

Grants and funding

F32 AI140694/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States