CRISPR-Cas Immunity against Phages: Its Effects on the Evolution and Survival of Bacterial Pathogens

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About the Authors

Luciano A. Marraffini

* E-mail: marraffini@rockefeller.edu

Affiliation Laboratory of Bacteriology, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York, United States of America

The author has declared that no competing interests exist.

CRISPR
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Genetic loci
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Bacterial pathogens
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Antibiotic resistance
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Plasmids
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Horizontal gene transfer
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Bacteriophages
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Mobile genetic elements
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