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. 2025 Sep 4;380(1934):20240064.
doi: 10.1098/rstb.2024.0064. Epub 2025 Sep 4.

Preface: the ecology and evolution of bacterial immune systems

Edze Rients Westra  1 , Uri Gophna  2 , Stineke van Houte  1
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Preface: the ecology and evolution of bacterial immune systems

Edze Rients Westra et al. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. .
No abstract available

Keywords: bacteria; ecology; evolution; phage.

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This theme issue was put together by the Guest Editor team under supervision from the journal’s Editorial staff, following the Royal Society’s ethical codes and best-practice guidelines. The Guest Editor team invited contributions and handled the review process. Individual Guest Editors were not involved in assessing papers where they had a personal, professional or financial conflict of interest with the authors or the research described. Independent reviewers assessed all papers. Invitation to contribute did not guarantee inclusion.

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