Mutators and Long-Term Molecular Evolution of Pathogenic Escherichia coli O157:H7
It has been proposed that an increased mutation rate (indicated by the frequency of hypermutable isolates) has facilitated the emergence of Escherichia coli O157:H7. Analysis of the divergence of 12 genes shows no evidence that the pathogen has undergone an unusually high rate of mutation and molecu...
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Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1998-12-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/4/4/98-0411_article |