Playing Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde: combined mechanisms of phase variation in bacteria.

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Phase variation is the adaptive process by which bacteria undergo frequent and reversible phenotypic changes resulting from genetic alterations in specific loci of their genomes. This process is crucial for the survival of pathogens and commensals in hostile and ever-changing host environments. Despite important differences in the molecular mechanisms that mediate and regulate phase variation, related strategies...

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