CRISPR-Cas systems in Serratia

Maria Scrascia¹*, Roberta Roberto², Pietro D’Addabbo¹, Yosra Ahmed³, Francesco Porcelli², Marta Oliva¹, Carla Calia¹, Angelo Marzella¹ and Carlo Pazzani¹

¹ Department of Biology, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy;

² Dipartimento di Scienze del Suolo, della Pianta e degli Alimenti, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70126 Bari, Italy;

³ Plant Quarantine Pathogens Laboratory, Mycology Research & Disease Survey, Plant Pathology Research Institute, ARC, Giza, Egypt;

* Correspondence: Dr. Maria Scrascia, Department of Biology, Via E. Orabona, 4 - 70124 BARI

maria.scrascia@uniba.it; +39-080-5442065

Keywords: bacteria immune system; subtype I-C; subtype I-E; subtype I-F1; CRISPR system; insect symbiont; RPW; Rhynchophorus ferrugineus