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Bacteriophages of Myxococcus xanthus, a Social Bacterium

Overview of attention for article published in Viruses, July 2018
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Title
Bacteriophages of Myxococcus xanthus, a Social Bacterium
Published in
Viruses, July 2018
DOI 10.3390/v10070374
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Authors

Marie Vasse, Sébastien Wielgoss

Abstract

Bacteriophages have been used as molecular tools in fundamental biology investigations for decades. Beyond this, however, they play a crucial role in the eco-evolutionary dynamics of bacterial communities through their demographic impact and the source of genetic information they represent. The increasing interest in describing ecological and evolutionary aspects of bacteria⁻phage interactions has led to major insights into their fundamental characteristics, including arms race dynamics and acquired bacterial immunity. Here, we review knowledge on the phages of the myxobacteria with a major focus on phages infecting Myxococcus xanthus, a bacterial model system widely used to study developmental biology and social evolution. In particular, we focus upon the isolation of myxophages from natural sources and describe the morphology and life cycle parameters, as well as the molecular genetics and genomics of the major groups of myxophages. Finally, we propose several interesting research directions which focus on the interplay between myxobacterial host sociality and bacteria⁻phage interactions.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 38 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 4 11%
Student > Ph. D. Student 4 11%
Researcher 4 11%
Student > Postgraduate 3 8%
Student > Master 3 8%
Other 3 8%
Unknown 17 45%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Immunology and Microbiology 7 18%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 6 16%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 11%
Environmental Science 2 5%
Unknown 19 50%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 5. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 July 2018.
All research outputs
#6,684,486
of 24,834,604 outputs
Outputs from Viruses
#2,692
of 10,170 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#106,551
of 334,546 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Viruses
#54
of 155 outputs
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