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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2026

The mechanism of biofilm degradation by a detachable tailspike of gene transfer agents.

Pavol Bardy, Phuong M Nguyen, Yan Liu, Matthew W Craske, Nicholas Read, Rebecca M Davies, Johan P Turkenburg, Samuel J Hart, Alfred A Antson, Paul C M Fogg

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Article in bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Pavol BardyYork Structural Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-1223-2584
Phuong M NguyenYork Structural Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, United Kingdom.
Yan LiuDivision of Cryo-EM and Bioimaging, SSRL, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Menlo Park, California, USA.
Matthew W CraskeDepartment of Biology, University of York, York, United Kingdom.
Nicholas ReadYork Biomedical Research Institute, University of York, York, United Kingdom.
Rebecca M DaviesDepartment of Biology, University of York, York, United Kingdom.
Johan P TurkenburgYork Structural Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, United Kingdom.
Samuel J HartYork Structural Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, United Kingdom.
Alfred A AntsonYork Structural Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-4533-3816
Paul C M FoggYork Biomedical Research Institute, University of York, York, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0001-5324-4293

Funding

The Stanford-SLAC CryoEM CenterR24GM154186 · NIGMS · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI Wah Chiu, BRITT HEDMAN · 2024 to 2026
$19.3M
NIGMS NIH HHS R24 GM154186Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gene transfer agents (GTAs) are phage-derived elements that have evolved repeatedly across diverse prokaryotes, where they drive high-frequency horizontal gene transfer (HGT). Here, we demonstrate that the

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