Bacterial viruses. Bacterial altruism?
Some strains of Escherichia coli harbor genes that trigger cell death upon infrection by bacteriophage T4; these may provide examples of the evolution of altruistic behavior in bacteria.
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Department of Biological Sciences, University at Albany, State University of New York 12222.
D017122:Bacteriophage T4 / Q000502:physiology*; D015280:DNA Restriction-Modification Enzymes / Q000235:genetics; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics / Q000821:virology*; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D014779:Virus Replication
D015280:DNA Restriction-Modification Enzymes