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Bacteriostatic antibiotics promote CRISPR-Cas adaptive immunity by enabling increased spacer acquisition.
Cell host & microbe - 12 Jan 2022
Dimitriu Tatiana, Kurilovich Elena, Łapińska Urszula, Severinov Konstantin, Pagliara Stefano, Szczelkun Mark D, Westra Edze R
Abstract excerpt
Phages impose strong selection on bacteria to evolve resistance against viral predation. Bacteria can rapidly evolve phage resistance via receptor mutation or using their CRISPR-Cas adaptive immune systems. Acquisition of CRISPR immunity relies on the insertion of a phage-derived sequence into CRISPR arrays in the bacterial genome. Using Pseudomonas aeruginosa and its phage DMS3vir as a model, we demonstrate that...
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