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Bacteria and bacteriophage form one of the most important predator-prey relationships on earth, yet how the long-term stability of this ecological interaction is achieved is unclear. Here, we...

Antibiotic resistance is a rapidly growing global health crisis. Between 2017 and 2020, a 15% rise in antibiotic resistance was observed for bloodstream infections caused by Escherichia coli,...

To counteract infection with phage, bacteria have evolved a myriad of molecular defense systems. Some of these systems initiate a process called abortive infection, in which the infected cell kills...

Polymicrobial infections are common. In chronic infections, the different pathogens may repeatedly interact, which could spur evolutionary dynamics with pathogens adapting to one another. Here, we...