The role of CRISPR-cas systems in virulence of pathogenic bacteria

Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 74-88

  Louwen, Rogier ^a   Staals, Raymond H J ^b   Endtz, Hubert P ^a,c   Van Baarlen, Peter ^b   Van Der Oost, John ^b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Fondation Merieux   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; RIBONUCLEASE A; RIBONUCLEASE H; RIBONUCLEASE T1; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 2; TRIMETHYLAMINE OXIDE;

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; AUTOIMMUNITY; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CLUSTERED REGULARLY INTERSPACED SHORT PALINDROMIC REPEAT; CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; CRISPR CAS SYSTEM; DNA DAMAGE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; FRANCISELLA NOVICIDA; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTYPE; HIGH RESOLUTION MELTING ANALYSIS; INNATE IMMUNITY; LACTOSE OPERON; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION BIOLOGY; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS; STRESS;

BACTERIA; CLUSTERED REGULARLY INTERSPACED SHORT PALINDROMIC REPEATS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENETIC VARIATION; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84896279030     PISSN: 10922172     EISSN: 10985557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MMBR.00039-13     Document Type: Review

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