"That telomere phages are so prevalent means that they are a selective force, one that we know little about. We now want to understand how the telomere-toxin is secreted and also understand how this ‘telocin’ wheedles its way into unsuspecting bacterial neighbors”
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Klebsiella host strains infected with telomere phages can grow to be the dominant lineage in mixed populations.
