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Sep 2026
A phage communication peptide alters Bacillus subtilis colony development and promotes sporulation
It is shown that the φ3T arbitrium peptide SAIRGA elicits a sequence- and stereochemistry-dependent response in Bacillus subtilis that is strongly expressed in surface-grown colony biofilms but is not accompanied by comparable changes in planktonic growth or static-liquid pellicle morphology.
Bat-El Hagbi-Lazar, Zoe Levi, Meital Shema-Mìzrachi et al.
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