Investigation of the influence of prophages on the physiology and virulence of emerging invasive non-typhoid Salmonella Typhimurium (iNTS) KU Leuven
Bacteria are engaged in a never-ending struggle with their viral predators, termed bacteriophages or phages. This resulted in millennia of intimate co-evolution between bacteria and their viruses, thereby fueling the development of sophisticated infection dynamics. One of these peculiar interactions, is the formation of a phage carrier state by temperate phage P22 upon infection of its host, Salmonella Typhimurium. This phenomenon ...