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… are complex organisms that harbor a fantastic diversity of cell types and associated organisms, including fungal and bacterial symbionts, detrimental microbial pathogens, and associated viruses that all contribute to a … and are influenced by microbial partners. We use a variety of genomics-powered tools to study this complexity, …

… Understanding how a fundamental mechanism of evolution allows microbes to adapt to changing … cell is an embrace. For a virus with a “head-tail” morphology, this means using proteins on its tail fibers to latch onto a specific target on the microbial cell’s membrane. Two decades ago, a team discovered a group of …