TWiV 1039: Landmines for phages, a mouthful of redondoviruses

TWiV describes how a viral capsid protein activates a bacterial innate immune system that interferes with protein synthesis, and human-associated redondoviruses that infect the commensal protozoan Entamoeba gingivalis.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Jolene Ramsey

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• MicrobeTV Discord Server
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• Research assistant position in Rosenfeld Lab CBER/FDA (pdf)
• Anti-phage defense via capsid detection (Nature)
• Redondoviruses infect commensal amoebae (Cell Host Micro)
• A host for redondoviruses (Nat Rev Micro)
• Letters read on TWiV 1039
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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