Postreplication targeting of transformants by bacterial immune systems?

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 516-521

  Johnston, Calum ^a,b   Martin, Bernard ^a,b   Polard, Patrice ^a,b   Claverys, Jean Pierre ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UMR   (France)

Author keywords

Bacterial immune systems; CRISPR; Natural transformation; Recombination; Restriction modification

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; SPACER DNA;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; BACTERIAL IMMUNITY; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM REPLICATION; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; CLUSTERED REGULARY INTERSPACED SHORT PALINDROMIC REPEAT; DNA INTEGRATION; DNA RESTRICTION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC MODEL; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; INNATE IMMUNITY; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACTERIAL IMMUNE SYSTEMS; CRISPR; NATURAL TRANSFORMATION; RECOMBINATION; RESTRICTION-MODIFICATION;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOPHAGES; CLUSTERED REGULARLY INTERSPACED SHORT PALINDROMIC REPEATS; DNA; PLASMIDS; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84884989352     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: 18784380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2013.08.002     Document Type: Review

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