Adaptation in bacterial CRISPR-Cas immunity can be driven by defective phages
2014
The bacterial ‘adaptive’ immune system known as CRISPR-Cas destroys foreign DNA molecules, such as viral genomes, to which the cells have previously been exposed. Here, Hynes et al. show that this gain of immunity is favoured by exposure to defective viruses, a result reminiscent of vaccination.
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