Characterisation of Type II DNA Methyltransferases of <i>Metamycoplasma hominis</i>

Bacterial virulence, persistence and defence are affected by epigenetic modifications, including DNA methylation. Solitary DNA methyltransferases modulate a variety of cellular processes and influence bacterial virulence; as part of a restriction-modification (RM) system, they act as a primitive imm...

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Main Authors: Lars Vogelgsang, Azlan Nisar, Sebastian Alexander Scharf, Anna Rommerskirchen, Dana Belick, Alexander Dilthey, Birgit Henrich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-06-01
Series:Microorganisms
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/11/6/1591