A Cryptic Non-Inducible Prophage Confers Phage-Immunity on the Streptococcus thermophilus M17PTZA496

A Cryptic Non-Inducible Prophage Confers Phage-Immunity on the Streptococcus thermophilus M17PTZA496

Streptococcus thermophilus is considered one of the most important species for the dairy industry. Due to their diffusion in dairy environments, bacteriophages can represent a threat to this widely used bacterial species. Despite the presence of a CRISPR-Cas system in the S. thermophilus genome, som...

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Main Authors: Vinícius da Silva Duarte, Sabrina Giaretta, Stefano Campanaro, Laura Treu, Andrea Armani, Armin Tarrah, Sérgio Oliveira de Paula, Alessio Giacomini, Viviana Corich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-12-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
Streptococcus thermophilus
lipoprotein (Ltp)
noncoding region
bacteriophages
cryptic prophage
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/11/1/7

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