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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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016-08-01
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| Schriftenreihe: | Frontiers in Microbiology |
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| Online Zugang: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01292/full |