Phage abortive infection in lactococci: variations on a theme

• Published in: Current opinion in microbiology Vol. 8; no. 4; pp. 473 - 479
• Main Authors: Chopin, Marie-Christine, Chopin, Alain, Bidnenko, Elena
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2005; Elsevier
• Subjects: Bacterial Proteins - genetics; Bacterial Proteins - metabolism; Bacteriophages - pathogenicity; Bacteriophages - physiology; Escherichia coli; Lactococcus lactis; Lactococcus lactis - virology; Life Sciences; BACTERIOPHAGE; PATHOGENICITY; DAIRY PRODUCT; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; ABORTIVE INFECTION SYSTEM

Abortive infection (Abi) systems, also called phage exclusion, block phage multiplication and cause premature bacterial cell death upon phage infection. This decreases the number of progeny particles and limits their spread to other cells allowing the bacterial population to survive. Twenty Abi syst...