Identification and Characterization of the CRISPR/Cas System in Staphylococcus aureus Strains From Diverse Sources

Identification and Characterization of the CRISPR/Cas System in Staphylococcus aureus Strains From Diverse Sources

The CRISPR-Cas [clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats and the CRISPR-associated genes (Cas)] system provides defense mechanisms in bacteria and archaea vs. mobile genetic elements (MGEs), such as plasmids and bacteriophages, which can either be harmful or add sequences that can p...

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Main Authors: Erick Adrian Cruz-López, Gildardo Rivera, María Antonia Cruz-Hernández, Ana Verónica Martínez-Vázquez, Graciela Castro-Escarpulli, Rebeca Flores-Magallón, Karina Vázquez, Wendy Lizeth Cruz-Pulido, Virgilio Bocanegra-García
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Staphylococcus aureus
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
multidrug resistant
CRISPR-Cas system
phage therapy
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.656996/full

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