Broad Conditions Favor the Evolution of Phase-Variable Loci
ABSTRACT 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, w...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2013-03-01
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| Series: | mBio |
| Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00430-12 |