Recent Advancements in Toxin and Antitoxin Systems Involved in Bacterial Programmed Cell Death

Programmed cell death (PCD) systems have been extensively studied for their significant role in a variety of biological processes in eukaryotic organisms. Recently, more and more researches have revealed the existence of similar systems employed by bacteria in response to various environmental stres...

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Main Authors: Ming-xi Hu, Xiao Zhang, Er-li Li, Yong-Jun Feng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:International Journal of Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/781430