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RT @jmeppley: Similarly, phage satellites, unable to replicate, integrate into their bacterial hosts and wait for a phage to arrive with th…
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RT @jmeppley: Similarly, phage satellites, unable to replicate, integrate into their bacterial hosts and wait for a phage to arrive with th…
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Similarly, phage satellites, unable to replicate, integrate into their bacterial hosts and wait for a phage to arrive with the need genes. When this “helper” makes new phage, they are packed with the satellite’s DNA instead of the phage’s. 5/ Image: http
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