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- Title
Editorial for Special Issue "Bacterial Toxin-Antitoxin Systems".
- Authors
Kamruzzaman, Muhammad
- Abstract
This document is an editorial for a special issue of the journal Microorganisms on bacterial toxin-antitoxin systems (TAS). TAS are found in bacterial chromosomes and mobile genetic elements and play a key role in maintaining genetic materials. They are also involved in various physiological activities in bacteria, such as stress response, virulence, biofilm formation, antibiotic tolerance, and bacteriophage propagation. The special issue includes manuscripts on the identification and characterization of novel TAS, their biological functions, and their applications in biotechnology and medicine. The document highlights specific contributions, including the genetic and functional characterization of a TAS in the pathogenic bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens and the development of a novel method for gene deletion in bacteria using a toxin as a counter-selectable marker. The document also emphasizes the need for further research to understand the functions of uncharacterized TAS and orphan toxin or antitoxin genes. Overall, the document provides an overview of the importance and diversity of TAS in bacteria.
- Subjects
BACTERIOPHAGES; ESCHERICHIA coli toxins; MOBILE genetic elements; BIOLOGICAL evolution; GENETIC vectors; BACTERIAL chromosomes
- Publication
Microorganisms, 2024, Vol 12, Issue 1, p128
- ISSN
2076-2607
- Publication type
Editorial
- DOI
10.3390/microorganisms12010128