Broad Conditions Favor the Evolution of Phase-Variable Loci

Simple sequence repeat (SSR) tracts produce stochastic on-off switching, or phase variation, in the expression of a panoply of surface molecules in many bacterial commensals and pathogens. A change to the number of repeats in a tract may alter the phase of the translational reading frame, which togg...

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Autores principales: Palmer, M. E., Lipsitch, M., Moxon, E. R., Bayliss, C. D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society of Microbiology 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3546556/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23300246
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00430-12

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3546556/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23300246
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00430-12

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