Genetically stable CRISPR-based kill switches for engineered microbes

Biocontainment is a key to developing safe genetically-engineered microbes (GEMs). Here the authors demonstrate genetically stable CRISPR-based kill switches that control GEMs’ viability in animal hosts, enabling their safe biomedical applications.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Austin G. Rottinghaus, Aura Ferreiro, Skye R. S. Fishbein, Gautam Dantas, Tae Seok Moon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28163-5