Vibrio cholerae CBASS (IMAGE)

Cluster of Excellence “Controlling Microbes to Fight Infections” (CMFI)

Vibrio cholerae CBASS

Caption

The bacterium Vibrio cholerae has a defense system against bacteriophages called CBASS.  This phage defense mechanism makes the cholera pathogen sensitive to antibiotics.

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© Lizah van der Aart / CMFI, University of Tübingen

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