Causes for the intriguing presence of tRNAs in phages

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.

Distribution of the number of tRNAs inside phage genomes. Empty bars stand for temperate phages, filled bars for virulent phages, and patterned bars for phage of unknown type. Note the heterogeneity of the counts and the tendency for virulent phages to have more tRNAs than temperate ones. Names are indicated for phages with 19 or more tRNAs in the form “(host species) Phage.”

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  1. Genome Res. 17: 1486-1495

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