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Generation of Bacteriophage-Insensitive Mutants of Streptococcus thermophilus via an Antisense RNA CRISPR-Cas Silencing Approach.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 15 Feb 2018
McDonnell Brian, Mahony Jennifer, Hanemaaijer Laurens, Kouwen Thijs R H M, van Sinderen Douwe
Abstract excerpt
Predation of starter lactic acid bacteria such as Streptococcus thermophilus by bacteriophages is a persistent and costly problem in the dairy industry. CRISPR-mediated bacteriophage insensitive mutants (BIMs), while straightforward to generate and verify, can quickly be overcome by mutant phages. The aim of this study was to develop a tool allowing the generation of derivatives of commercial S. thermophilus...
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