Defence mechanism inception!

Listeria prophages protect their host bacteria with anti-phage systems, leaving them susceptible to their own defence systems - read how this may actually be an evolutionary advantage!

#preLight from Briana Guzman, Noah Franz #ImmunobiologyUA ! ⬇️ 👀

👉 https://prelights.biologists.com/highlights/a-prophage-encoded-anti-phage-defense-system-that-prevents-phage-dna-packaging-by-targeting-the-terminase-complex/

#microbiology #immunobiology #bacteria #infection #phages #prophages