Why Bacteriophage Encode Exotoxins and other Virulence Factors
This study considers gene location within bacteria as a function of genetic element mobility. Our emphasis is on prophage encoding of bacterial virulence factors (VFs). At least four mechanisms potentially contribute to phage encoding of bacterial VFs: (i) Enhanced gene mobility could result in grea...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2005-01-01
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| Series: | Evolutionary Bioinformatics |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/117693430500100001 |