Distribution of the type III DNA methyltransferases modA, modB and modD among Neisseria meningitidis genotypes: implications for gene regulation and virulence.

Neisseria meningitidis is a human-specific bacterium that varies in invasive potential. All meningococci are carried in the nasopharynx, and most genotypes are very infrequently associated with invasive meningococcal disease; however, those belonging to the 'hyperinvasive lineages' are mor...

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Prif Awduron: Tan, A, Hill, D, Harrison, O, Srikhanta, Y, Jennings, M, Maiden, M, Seib, K
Fformat: Journal article
Iaith:English
Cyhoeddwyd: Nature Publishing Group 2016