Toxin-Antitoxin Systems in Clinical Pathogens

Toxin-Antitoxin Systems in Clinical Pathogens

Toxin-antitoxin (TA) systems are prevalent in bacteria and archaea. Although not essential for normal cell growth, TA systems are implicated in multiple cellular functions associated with survival under stress conditions. Clinical strains of bacteria are currently causing major human health problems...

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Main Authors: Laura Fernández-García, Lucia Blasco, Maria Lopez, German Bou, Rodolfo García-Contreras, Thomas Wood, María Tomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-07-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
clinical
pathogens
Toxin-Antitoxin
plasmids
chromosome
resistance
persistance
virulence
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/8/7/227

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