A Campylobacter integrative and conjugative element with a CRISPR-Cas9 system targeting competing plasmids: a history of plasmid warfare?
A. H. M. van Vliet, O. Charity, M. Reuter
The paper identifies a CRISPR-Cas9 system in a Campylobacter integrative conjugative element that targets competing plasmids, suggesting a history of plasmid warfare in these bacteria.
bioRxiv · Jun 1, 2021Microbiology