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Multi-layered genome defences in bacteria in Current Opinion in Microbiology, Volume 78 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mib.2024.102436
Went, S. C., et al. “Structure and Rational Engineering of the PglX Methyltransferase and Specificity Factor for BREX Phage Defence.” Nature Communications, vol. 15, 2024, article no. 7236, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-51629-7.
Harrington, N. E., et al. “Global Genomic Diversity of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa in Bronchiectasis.” Journal of Infection, vol. 89, no. 5, 2024, article 106275, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2024.106275.
Dimitriu, Tatiana, et al. “Various Plasmid Strategies Limit the Effect of Bacterial Restriction–Modification Systems Against Conjugation.” Nucleic Acids Research, vol. 52, no. 21, 27 Nov. 2024, pp. 12976–12986, https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkae896.
Maestri, Alice, et al. “The Bacterial Defense System MADS Interacts with CRISPR-Cas to Limit Phage Infection and Escape.” Cell Host & Microbe, vol. 32, no. 8, 2024, pp. 1412–1426.e11, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2024.07.005.
Alseth, E. O., et al. “The Impact of Phage and Phage Resistance on Microbial Community Dynamics.” PLOS Biology, vol. 22, no. 4, 2024, article e3002346, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002346.