Mesh term Toxin-Antitoxin Systems
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Description
Mechanisms that allow bacteria and archaea to rapidly adapt to changing environmental conditions via a toxin, produced during adverse conditions, that inhibits a specific vital process, and a partner antitoxin that blocks the effects of the toxin, under normal growth conditions.Search for this term in our Faculty Database
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