Discuss how bacterial cells might resist phage infections. In your response explain the mechanisms involved and speculate on the possible strategies of resistance. (15)
Answer - Bacteria have a adaptive immunity system which can defend themselves against infection by bacteriophages. This adaptive immune system is called CRISPR-Cas. This immune system is present in some bacterias . This immune system (CRISPR-Cas) works by incorporating small pieces of DNA taken from the infecting phage on the so-called CRISPR-locus which is a specific position on the bacterial genome . This sequence is recognised by CRISPR-Cas by the phage which carry the same sequence and destroyed and thus this ensures that the bacterium now is immune to that phage through its CRISPR-Cas system. This is how phages deal with CRISPR-Cas is highly valuable to develop and optimise phage therapies.
Discuss how bacterial cells might resist phage infections. In your response explain the mechanisms involved and...
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