Type II Toxin–Antitoxin Systems in the Unicellular Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

Bacterial toxin–antitoxin (TA) systems are genetic elements, which are encoded by plasmid as well as chromosomal loci. They mediate plasmid and genomic island maintenance through post-segregational killing mechanisms but may also have milder effects, acting as mobile stress response systems that hel...

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Main Authors: Stefan Kopfmann, Stefanie K. Roesch, Wolfgang R. Hess
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-07-01
Series:Toxins
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/8/7/228