High viral abundance and low diversity are associated with increased CRISPR-Cas prevalence across microbial ecosystems

CRISPR-Cas are adaptive immune systems that protect their hosts against viruses and other parasitic mobile genetic elements.(1) Although widely distributed among prokaryotic taxa, CRISPR-Cas systems are not ubiquitous.2, 3, 4 Like most defense-system genes, CRISPR-Cas are frequently lost and gained,...

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Autores principales: Meaden, Sean, Biswas, Ambarish, Arkhipova, Ksenia, Morales, Sergio E., Dutilh, Bas E., Westra, Edze R., Fineran, Peter C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cell Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8751634/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34758284
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.10.038

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8751634/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34758284
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.10.038

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