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The Chevallereau group at CNRS, Université de Lyon, France is hiring a postdoc to decipher whether and how prophages mediate resistance against, and coevolve with, virulent phages in P. aeruginosa. For further information: anne.chevallereau

Siân Owen (Harvard Medical School) and colleagues published a new paper in Cell Host & Microbe showing prophages encode phage-defense systems with cognate self-immunity. Check out this awesome Twitter thread by Jay Hinton about the discover

Aisling Brady (University of Glasgow, UK) and colleagues published a new paper in Current Biology showing that the arbitrium system controls prophage induction. This mechanism was explored in Bacillus subtilis.

Most lysogeny-associated adaptations are through new gene acquisition, but prophages can also insert into functional genes and impart a benefit by disrupting their expression ('active lysogeny'). Christopher Marshall (Marquette University,

Roberto Molina-Quiroz (Centro de Estudios Científicos, Chile) and colleagues published a new paper in mSphere showing that prophage-dependent neighbor predation in Vibrio cholerae leads to enhanced horizontal gene transfer by natural transf

Liang Li (Lundquist Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center) and colleagues published a new paper in MSystems showing the critical impact of the novel prophage ϕSA169 on MRSA persistence in the bloodstream.

A new study by Demeng Tan (Fudan University, China), Mads Frederik Hansen (Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Germany) and colleagues have shown that a Vibrio anguillarum prophage is controlled by quorum sensing and stimulat

A new study by Demeng Tan (Fudan University, China), Mads Frederik Hansen (Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Germany) and colleagues have shown that a Vibrio anguillarum prophage is controlled by quorum sensing and stimulat

It's hard to learn about prophage biology from genome sequence data alone. In a new paper, Siân Owen (Harvard Medical School) and colleagues at the University of Liverpool show us how they've used transcriptomic data to explore prophage bio

It's hard to learn about prophage biology from genome sequence data alone. In a new paper, Siân Owen (Harvard Medical School) and colleagues at the University of Liverpool show us how they've used transcriptomic data to explore prophage bio

Dr. Thomas Böttcher, head of an Emmy Noether junior research group at the University of Konstanz in Germany has received an ERC Consolidator Grant (around 2 million Euro over 5 years) to study chemical factors that control the transition of

Dr. Thomas Böttcher, head of an Emmy Noether junior research group at the University of Konstanz in Germany has received an ERC Consolidator Grant (around 2 million Euro over 5 years) to study chemical factors that control the transition of

Jeffrey Carey (University of Pennsylvania) and colleagues have shown that a temperate E. coli phage reprograms its host's regulation of an anaerobic respiratory system. They found that the prophage disables the bet-hedging strategy that aid

Jeffrey Carey (University of Pennsylvania) and colleagues have shown that a temperate E. coli phage reprograms its host's regulation of an anaerobic respiratory system. They found that the prophage disables the bet-hedging strategy that aid

Siobhán O'Brien of the University of Liverpool and colleagues published a paper showing how transposable prophages lead to P. aeruginosa adaptation. They alter iron availability to show that transposable prophages cause P. aeruginosa to evo

Siobhán O'Brien of the University of Liverpool and colleagues published a paper showing how transposable prophages lead to P. aeruginosa adaptation. They alter iron availability to show that transposable prophages cause P. aeruginosa to evo

Sara Clifton of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and colleagues have used population modeling to examine the role of latent prophages in bacterial populations in response to antibiotic treatment. They show that antibiotics can

Sara Clifton of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and colleagues have used population modeling to examine the role of latent prophages in bacterial populations in response to antibiotic treatment. They show that antibiotics can