Synergistic activity of mobile genetic element defences in streptococcus pneumoniae

A diverse set of mobile genetic elements (MGEs) transmit between Streptococcus pneumoniae cells, but many isolates remain uninfected. The best-characterised defences against horizontal transmission of MGEs are restriction-modification systems (RMSs), of which there are two phase-variable examples in...

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Main Authors: Kwun, MJ, Oggioni, MR, Bentley, SD, Fraser, C, Croucher, NJ
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019