title: Bacterial viruses. Bacterial altruism?
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, University at Albany, State University of New York 12222.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Shub
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D015280:DNA Restriction-Modification Enzymes