CRISPR-Cas systems are widespread accessory elements across bacterial and archaeal plasmids
R. Pinilla-Redondo, J. Russel, D. Mayo-Munoz, S. A. Shah, R. A. Garrett, J. Nesme, J. S. Madsen, P. C. Fineran, S. J. Soerensen
The paper investigates CRISPR-Cas systems on bacterial and archaeal plasmids, finding they are widespread, diverse, and involved in plasmid-plasmid conflicts.
bioRxiv · Jun 4, 2021Microbiology