The
microbes could surrender to the harmless virus, but instead freeze in place,
dormant, waiting for their potential predator to go away, according to a recent
study in mBio.
University
of Illinois researchers found that Sulfolobus
islandicus can become dormant, ceasing to grow and reproduce, in order to
protect themselves from infection by Sulfolobus spindle-shaped virus 9 (SSV9).
The dormant microbes are able to recover if the virus goes away within 24 to 48
hours--otherwise they die.
Posted by Tim Sandle
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