Toxin-Antitoxin Systems

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.

Year introduced: 2018

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Tree Number(s): G06.773

MeSH Unique ID: D000075704

Entry Terms:

• Systems, Toxin-Antitoxin
• System, Toxin-Antitoxin
• Toxin-Antitoxin System
• Toxin Antitoxin Systems

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Phenomena and Processes Category
Microbiological Phenomena
Toxin-Antitoxin Systems