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Evolution of the CRISPR-Cas9 defence system in Mycoplasma gallisepticum following colonization of a novel bird host
T. Ipoutcha, I. Tsarmpopoulos, G. Gourgues…·P. Sirand-Pugnet
This study tracks the evolution of CRISPR-Cas9 in Mycoplasma gallisepticum after it shifted to a novel bird host, showing changes in spacers and PAM recognition, and a loss of CRISPR-Cas function over time.
DOI 10.1101/2023.03.14.532377