Automated discovery and phylogenetic analysis of new toxin-antitoxin systems
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although often viewed as elements "at the service of" bacteria, plasmids exhibit replication and maintenance mechanisms that make them purely "selfish DNA" candidates. Toxin-antitoxin (TA) systems are a spectacula...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-06-01
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| Series: | BMC Microbiology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/8/104 |