TWiM explores two different ways that bacteria defend against phages through the synthesis of cyclic nucleotides.

Hosts:  Michael Schmidt and Mark O. Martin

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Links for this episode:

• Decoy cyclic nucleotides in phage defense (Nature)

• CRISPR defense with nucleotides (Nature)

• A decoy defence molecule to set a trap for viruses (Nature)

• Cyclic oligonucleotide-based antiphage signaling system immunity (Curr Opin Immunol)
  

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