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This article discusses how bacteria can combine their defense systems to effectively fight off phage viruses, creating a stronger defense mechanism. This discovery is important for combating antimicrobial resistance and understanding bacterial responses to viral threats.
Scientists have discovered that bacteria can pair up their defense systems to create a formidable force, greater than the sum of its parts, to fight off attack from phage viruses. Understanding how bacteria react to this type of virus is a big step in combating antimicrobial resistance.