Prokaryotic Toxin-Antitoxins

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Gerdes, Kenn (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Medical microbiology.; Microbiology.; Apoptosis.; Microbial genetics.; Microbial genomics.; Life Sciences.; Microbial Genetics and Genomics.; Medical Microbiology.; Applied Microbiology.

Prokaryotic Toxins – Antitoxins presents the first comprehensive overview of an exciting and rapidly expanding research field. Toxin – antitoxin (TA) genes were first identified on plasmids almost 30 years ago. Since then it has become evident that TA genes are highly abundant on both plasmids and c...