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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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Autor principal: Sitaraman, Ramakrishnan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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