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Anti-phage islands force their target phage to directly mediate island excision and spread
Vibrio cholerae, the causative agent of the diarrheal disease cholera, is antagonized by the lytic phage ICP1 in the aquatic environment and in human hosts. Mobile genetic elements called PLEs (phage-inducible chromosomal island-like elements) protect V. cholerae from ICP1 infection and initiate the...
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| Published in: | Nat Commun |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Artigo |
| Language: | Inglês |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2018
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| Online Access: | https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6002521/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29904071 https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04786-5 |
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