CRISPR control of virulence in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Abstract
Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) and their associated genes (cas) are essential components of an adaptive immune system that protects bacteria and archaea from viral infection. Now a recent paper published in Cell Research suggests that the Type I-F immune system in Pseudomonas aeruginosa may also be involved in post-transcriptional regulation of virulence.
Citation
Wiedenheft, Blake, and Joseph Bondy-Denomy. "CRISPR control of virulence in Pseudomonas aeruginosa." Cell Research 27, no. 2 (February 2017): 163-164. DOI:https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/cr.2017.6.