Diverse and Abundant Viruses Exploit Conjugative #Plasmids | #phage

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Diverse and abundant viruses exploit conjugative plasmids

Viruses exert profound evolutionary pressure on bacteria by interacting with receptors on the cell surface to initiate infection.

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The MksG nuclease is the executing part of the bacterial plasmid defense system MksBEFG

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The MksG nuclease is the executing part of the bacterial plasmid defense system MksBEFG

Abstract. Cells are continuously facing the risk of taking up foreign DNA that can compromise genomic integrity. Therefore, bacteria are in a constant arms race

^{Weiß, Manuela (Oxford University Press)}