Bacteriophages (phages ... Such genes can also be exploited to protect non-lysogenic bioprocessing cultures from superinfection (for example, superinfection exclusion or immunity).

Integration of RT-encoding bacteriophages into host genomes through lysogenic infection is common. This study identified numerous prophages encoding RTs in the complete or nearly complete genomes ...

They found that this peptide appears to influence whether bacteriophages pursue the lytic cycle—multiplying until the host bacterium bursts and dies—or the lysogenic cycle—inserting their genetic ...