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Comparative genomic analysis identifies structural features of CRISPR-Cas systems in Riemerella anatipestifer.
BMC genomics - 30 Aug 2016
Zhu De-Kang, Yang Xue-Qin, He Yang, Zhou Wang-Shu, Song Xiao-Heng, Wang Jiang-Bo, Zhang Yu, Liu Ma-Feng, Wang Ming-Shu, Jia Ren-Yong, Chen Shun, Sun Kun-Feng, Yang Qiao, Wu Ying, Chen Xiao-Yue, Cheng An-Chun
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Riemerella anatipestifer infection is a contagious disease that has resulted in major economic losses in the duck industry worldwide. This study attempted to characterize CRISPR-Cas systems in the disease-causing agent, Riemerella anatipestifer (R. anatipestifer). The CRISPR-Cas system provides adaptive immunity against foreign genetic elements in prokaryotes and CRISPR-cas loci extensively exist in...
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