And it's open access: http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/5/3/806 Why should we care about which bacteria are infected by what phages? Because the underlying specificity for infection is key to predicting if an how phages will effect the bacterial populations and communities in which they are found. We review what is known, what we need to learn, and why … Continue reading Our new paper on the importance of understanding phage specificity in natural populations is out!
Welcome to new masters student, Amy McLeman
Amy will be taking a novel approach to understanding if and how plants might benefit from phages in the environment. Although there is some evidence that viruses move around within plants, it has yet to be determined whether phages can play a role in hindering the establishment of infection by bacterial pathogens. Watch this space!
Koskella Lab at UC Berkeley 