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ArticleNature microbiology2026

Bridging continuous and discrete evolution through a controllable, hypermutagenic phage-bacteria system.

Shujian Ong, Pramila Ghode, Ashvinath Narenderan, Shuxuan Lao, Fabian Willenborg, Tobias V Eden, Carl O Marsh, Wen Shan Yew, Julius Fredens

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Article in Nature microbiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Shujian OngNUS Synthetic Biology for Clinical and Technological Innovation (SynCTI), National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5981-1535
Pramila GhodeNUS Synthetic Biology for Clinical and Technological Innovation (SynCTI), National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Ashvinath NarenderanNUS Synthetic Biology for Clinical and Technological Innovation (SynCTI), National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-0800-7892
Shuxuan LaoNUS Synthetic Biology for Clinical and Technological Innovation (SynCTI), National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-3795-1183
Fabian WillenborgNUS Synthetic Biology for Clinical and Technological Innovation (SynCTI), National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0455-2227
Tobias V EdenNUS Synthetic Biology for Clinical and Technological Innovation (SynCTI), National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0005-1335-374X
Carl O MarshNUS Synthetic Biology for Clinical and Technological Innovation (SynCTI), National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Wen Shan YewNUS Synthetic Biology for Clinical and Technological Innovation (SynCTI), National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3021-0469
Julius FredensNUS Synthetic Biology for Clinical and Technological Innovation (SynCTI), National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore. jfredens@nus.edu.sg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4262-9304

Funding

National Research Foundation Singapore (National Research Foundation-Prime Minister's office, Republic of Singapore) NRF-MSG-2023-0003National Research Foundation Singapore (National Research Foundation-Prime Minister's office, Republic of Singapore) NRF-NRFF14-2022-0009National University of Singapore (NUS) NUHSRO/2021/071/Startup/06National University of Singapore (NUS) NUHSRO/2024/064/NUSMed/05/SynCTI2.0
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Directed evolution methods face trade-offs between the control of discrete approaches and the throughput of modern continuous systems. Here, we engineered a method called lytic selection and evolution (LySE) for near-continuous evolution of bacterial gene clusters while maintaining discrete checkpoints. We developed a hypermutagenic T7 DNA polymerase variant fused to a dual adenine-cytosine deaminase to install all possible transition mutations at similar frequencies. By relieving pressure from maintaining genome fidelity, we obtained mutation rates of 3.82 × 10

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BacteriaDirected Molecular EvolutionEscherichia coliBacteriophage T7DNA-Directed DNA PolymeraseMultigene FamilyMutagenesisMutationMutation RatePlasmidsDNA-Directed DNA Polymerase

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PMID42067623
PMCPMC13236587

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