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The Role of DNA Restriction-Modification Systems in the Biology of Bacillus anthracis
Restriction–modification (R–M) systems are widespread among prokaryotes and, depending on their type, may be viewed as selfish genetic elements that persist as toxin–antitoxin modules, or as cellular defense systems against phage infection that confer a selective advantage to the host bacterium. Stu...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4722110/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26834729 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00011 |