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Incidence of Type II CRISPR1-Cas Systems in Enterococcus Is Species-Dependent

CRISPR-Cas systems, which obstruct both viral infection and incorporation of mobile genetic elements by horizontal transfer, are a specific immune response common to prokaryotes. Antiviral protection by CRISPR-Cas comes at a cost, as horizontally-acquired genes may increase fitness and provide rapid...

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Autores principales: Lyons, Casandra, Raustad, Nicole, Bustos, Mario A., Shiaris, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4658022/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26600384
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0143544

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