The Vibrio cholerae Seventh Pandemic Islands act in tandem to defend against a circulating phage.
The current circulating pandemic El Tor biotype of Vibrio cholerae has persisted for over sixty years and is characterized by its acquisition of two unique genomic islands called the Vibrio Seventh Pandemic Islands 1 and 2 (VSP-I and VSP-II). However, the functions of most of the genes on VSP-I and...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2022-08-01
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| Series: | PLoS Genetics |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010250 |