Sustainable Diversity of Phage-Bacteria Systems

2023/01/29 by Mitarai, Namiko, Marantos, Anastasios, Sneppen, Kim
#FOS: Biological sciences #Populations and Evolution (q-bio.PE)

paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2301.12491

Abstract

Bacteriophages are central to microbial ecosystems for balancing bacterial populations and promoting evolution by applying strong selection pressure. Here we review some of the known aspects that modulate phage-bacteria interaction in a way that naturally promotes their coexistence. We focus on the modulations that arise from structural, physical, or physiological constraints. We argue they should play roles in many phage-bacteria systems providing sustainable diversity.

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