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Bacteria vs. Bacteriophages: Parallel Evolution of Immune Arsenals
Bacteriophages are the most common entities on earth and represent a constant challenge to bacterial populations. To fend off bacteriophage infection, bacteria evolved immune systems to avert phage adsorption and block invader DNA entry. They developed restriction–modification systems and mechanisms...
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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/PMC4987407/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27582740 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01292 |