Abstract
One type of CRISPR–Cas bacterial-defence system destroys phage and bacterial RNA, which leads to bacterial dormancy. Dormancy is found to limit viral spread, and also protects against unrelated viruses and viral mutants.
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Jackson, S. A., & Fineran, P. C. (2019, June 13). Bacterial dormancy curbs phage epidemics. Nature. Nature Publishing Group. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-01595-8
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