Bacteria use CRISPR--Cas systems as adaptive defence weapons against attacking phages. A new study shows that under severe stress conditions, Serratia turn off their CRISPR immune system to increase the uptake of potentially beneficial plasmids.
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%1 Christen2021
%A Christen, Beat
%D 2021
%J Nature Microbiology
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%N 2
%P 149--150
%R 10.1038/s41564-020-00848-x
%T Stressed Serratia curb CRISPR
%U https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-020-00848-x
%V 6
%X Bacteria use CRISPR--Cas systems as adaptive defence weapons against attacking phages. A new study shows that under severe stress conditions, Serratia turn off their CRISPR immune system to increase the uptake of potentially beneficial plasmids.
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abstract = {Bacteria use CRISPR--Cas systems as adaptive defence weapons against attacking phages. A new study shows that under severe stress conditions, Serratia turn off their CRISPR immune system to increase the uptake of potentially beneficial plasmids.},
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author = {Christen, Beat},
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journal = {Nature Microbiology},
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pages = {149--150},
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title = {Stressed Serratia curb CRISPR},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-020-00848-x},
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year = 2021
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