Characterization of a Type II-A CRISPR-Cas System in Streptococcus mutans

CRISPR-Cas is one of the mechanisms used by bacteria to defend against viral predation. Increasing our knowledge of the biology and diversity of CRISPR-Cas systems will also improve our understanding of virus-bacterium interactions. As CRISPR-Cas systems acquiring novel immunities under laboratory c...

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Main Authors: Cas Mosterd, Sylvain Moineau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020-06-01
Series:mSphere
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00235-20