Episode Summary

TWiM explores two different ways that bacteria defend against phages through the synthesis of cyclic nucleotides.

Hosts: Michael Schmidt, and Mark O. Martin.

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Links for this episode

  • Decoy cyclic nucleotides in phage defense (Nature)
  • CRISPR defense with nucleotides (Nature)
  • A decoy defence molecule to set a trap for viruses (Nature)
  • Cyclic oligonucleotide-based antiphage signaling system immunity (Curr Opin Immunol)
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