CRISPR-Cas systems are present predominantly on mobile genetic elements in Vibrio species

CRISPR-Cas systems are present predominantly on mobile genetic elements in Vibrio species

Abstract Background Bacteria are prey for many viruses that hijack the bacterial cell in order to propagate, which can result in bacterial cell lysis and death. Bacteria have developed diverse strategies to counteract virus predation, one of which is the clustered regularly interspaced short palindr...

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Main Authors: Nathan D. McDonald, Abish Regmi, Daniel P. Morreale, Joseph D. Borowski, E. Fidelma Boyd
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
CRISPR-Cas systems
Vibrio species
Mobile genetic elements
Transposons
Tn7
Genomic islands
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-019-5439-1

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