Bacterial Physiology: Phage injection establishes CRISPR immunity
Nature Reviews Microbiology 15, 255 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2017.39
Author: Shimona Starling
A new study by Maraffini and colleagues shows that CRISPR–Cas systems capture phage DNA during genome injection, which protects cells from subsequent infection before the lytic cycle begins.
Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology - Category: Microbiology Authors: Shimona Starling Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: research