| Literature DB >> 11790759 |
Roderick A Slavcev1, Sidney Hayes.
Abstract
We asked whether Rex exclusion encoded by a lambda prophage confers a protective or a cell-killing phenotype. We found that the Rex system can channel lysogenic cells into an arrested growth phase that gives an overall protective ability to the host despite some associated killing.Mesh:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 11790759 PMCID: PMC139537 DOI: 10.1128/JB.184.3.857-858.2002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Bacteriol ISSN: 0021-9193 Impact factor: 3.490