Genomic and functional divergence analysis of closely related Teseptimavirus phages reveals dual HNH endonuclease positioning and its role in plaque formation
ABSTRACT Antibiotic resistance has renewed interest in bacteriophages as antimicrobials, yet the complexity of phage-host interactions often leads to inconsistent infection outcomes, underscoring the need to unravel the molecular basis of phenotypic diversity among closely related phages. Here, we compared two closely...