Diverse bacterial pattern recognition receptors sense the core phage proteome.

Recognition of foreign molecules inside cells is critical for immunity across all domains of life.

Recognition of foreign molecules inside cells is critical for immunity across all domains of life. Proteins of the STAND NTPase superfamily 1,2 , including eukaryotic NOD-like receptors, play a central role in this process 3,4 . In bacteria and archaea, although several STAND…