Periodic Reporting for period 1 - EvoMachine-Phage (Using the Evolution Machine to determine the mechanism of a novel Phage-Induced High-Cell-Density (PIHCD) phenotype)

Bacteriophages (phages) are the major predators of bacteria on this planet and outnumber their prokaryotic prey by an order of magnitude. Phages are intimately involved in a range of biological processes from carbon cycling to the maintenance of human health. One rising global...