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ArticleMicroorganisms2026

Unraveling the Coevolutionary Dynamics of Phage and Bacterial Protein Warfare Occurring in the Drains of Beef-Processing Plants.

Vignesh Palanisamy, Joseph M Bosilevac, Darryll A Barkhouse, Sarah E Velez, Sapna Chitlapilly Dass

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5 authors.

Vignesh PalanisamyDepartment of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77845, USA.
Joseph M BosilevacUS Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, NE 68933, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0258-6581
Darryll A BarkhouseMolecular Center of Excellence, Invisible Sentinel, bioMérieux Inc., Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Sarah E VelezMolecular Center of Excellence, Invisible Sentinel, bioMérieux Inc., Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Sapna Chitlapilly DassDepartment of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77845, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2799-7296

Funding

USDA-NIFA 2020-67017-30776
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Phages, the most abundant entities on Earth, exhibit a complex interplay with bacteria, especially within environmental biofilms, resulting in an ecological arms race. This study investigates the interaction between phages and bacteria in the drains of beef-processing plants using high-throughput sequencing and metagenomic analysis. Metagenomic data collected from 75 drain samples from beef-processing plants were analyzed to investigate phage-bacterial interactions. First, assembled contigs were screened to identify viral sequences, which were then taxonomically annotated to determine the viral composition, including phages. Functional annotation of these viral sequences provided information about the viral genes and their roles in bacterial interactions specifically associated with attack and counterattack of bacteria. In parallel, bacterial contigs were examined to identify genes associated with antiphage defense systems, providing insights into the strategies adapted by bacteria to resist phage infection. Taxonomic annotation of viral sequences from the bulk metagenomic data revealed the presence of phages targeting

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bacterial defensebacteriophagesbeef-processing plant drainsbiofilm controlcoevolutionary dynamicsecological arms racefood-processing environmentsmetagenomicsmicrobial ecologyphage attackphage counterattack

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PMID41753780
PMCPMC12943162

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