Real-time capture of horizontal gene transfers from gut microbiota by engineered CRISPR-Cas acquisition
C. Munck, R. U. Sheth, D. E. Freedberg, H. H. Wang
This study uses engineered CRISPR-Cas to capture real-time horizontal gene transfer events from gut microbiota at nucleotide resolution, revealing extensive and rapid transfer of plasmid types, particularly IncX.
bioRxiv · Dec 10, 2018 · PreprintMicrobiology