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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Main Authors: Makarova Kira S, Anantharaman Vivek, Aravind L, Koonin Eugene V
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-11-01
Series:Biology Direct
Online Access:http://www.biology-direct.com/content/7/1/40

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