Tandem mobilization of anti-phage defenses alongside SCCmec cassettes
M. Hossain, B. Aslan, A. Hatoum-Aslan
The paper shows that SCCmec cassettes in staphylococci spread anti-phage defenses and antibiotic resistance through recombinases, highlighting their role in horizontal gene transfer.
bioRxiv · Mar 17, 2023Microbiology