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A host-encoded prophage targets a Candidate Phyla Radiation bacterium and shapes episymbiotic interactions

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 37, September 2026. SignificanceCandidate Phyla Radiation (CPR) bacteria constitute a major fraction of microbial diversity, yet their interactions with bacteriophages (phages) have remained largely speculative due to a lack of experimentally tractable systems. Using the ...

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