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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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American Society of Microbiology
2013
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| 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 |