Live virus-free or die: coupling of antivirus immunity and programmed suicide or dormancy in prokaryotes
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The virus-host arms race is a major theater for evolutionary innovation. Archaea and bacteria have evolved diverse, elaborate antivirus defense systems that function on two general principles: i) immune systems that discriminate self...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-11-01
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| Series: | Biology Direct |
| Online Access: | http://www.biology-direct.com/content/7/1/40 |