10 Feb 2026 – PHAGElogist

Anti-phage defense using type IV pilus

A prophage-expressed type IV pilus component provides anti-phage defense https://www.cell.com/cell-reports/fulltext/S2211-1247(25)01531-1 Summary: Phage genomes integrated into bacterial genomes, known as prophages, frequently encode proteins that provide defence against subsequent phage infection.…