Article
Diversity and microevolution of CRISPR loci in Helicobacter cinaedi.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Tomida Junko, Morita Yuji, Shibayama Keigo, Kikuchi Ken, Sawa Tomohiro, Akaike Takaaki, Kawamura Yoshiaki
Abstract excerpt
Helicobacter cinaedi is associated with nosocomial infections. The CRISPR-Cas system provides adaptive immunity against foreign genetic elements. We investigated the CRISPR-Cas system in H. cinaedi to assess the potential of the CRISPR-based microevolution of H. cinaedi strains. A genotyping method based on CRISPR spacer organization was carried out using 42 H. cinaedi strains. The results of sequence analysis...
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