Periodic Reporting for period 1 - ProphARG (Evolution of Prophages that carry Antibiotic Resistance Genes (ARGs) and their host-bacteria in response to antibiotics and increased lytic activity)

Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) can spread horizontally by mobile genetic elements, such as prophages, i.e. viruses that can incorporate their own genetic material into the bacterial chromosome (then called lysogen). Prophages can increase their hosts’ fitness through...