ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2025
Spatial constraint drives negative frequency dependent selection of phage weaponization.
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Abstract
Exposure to phages and biofilm formation are common features of diverse bacterial species. Studying phage-host interaction and population dynamics in biofilms with cellular resolution remains a significant challenge, especially when attempting to recapitulate key features of the natural environments that bacteria and phages occupy. Here we study the population dynamics of phage K139 lysogenized and non-lysogenized Significance Statement: Bacteria often produce and live within biofilm communities in natural environments, where they also encounter many threats including bacteriophages. Here we show how temperate phages can alter the fitness of their host via lytic induction and phage release within biofilms of
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