Phage-inducible chromosomal islands promote genetic variability by blocking phage reproduction and protecting transductants from phage lysis

• Rodrigo Ibarra-Chávez,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom, Department of Biology, Section of Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9056-3055

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• Aisling Brady,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation

  Affiliations Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom, MRC Centre for Molecular Bacteriology and Infection, Imperial College London, United Kingdom

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5177-4813

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• John Chen,

  Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2318-1823

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• José R. Penadés ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: j.penades@imperial.ac.uk (JRP); afh22@st-andrews.ac.uk (AFH)

  Affiliations Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom, MRC Centre for Molecular Bacteriology and Infection, Imperial College London, United Kingdom, Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, Moncada, Spain

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6439-5262

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• Andreas F. Haag

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: j.penades@imperial.ac.uk (JRP); afh22@st-andrews.ac.uk (AFH)

  Affiliations Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom, School of Medicine, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, United Kingdom

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6783-0231

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