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Naturally occurring single amino acid replacements in a regulatory protein alter streptococcal gene expression and virulence in mice.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 May 2011
Carroll Ronan K, Shelburne Samuel A, Olsen Randall J, Suber Bryce, Sahasrabhojane Pranoti, Kumaraswami Muthiah, Beres Stephen B, Shea Patrick R, Flores Anthony R, Musser James M
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Infection with different strains of the same species of bacteria often results in vastly different clinical outcomes. Despite extensive investigation, the genetic basis of microbial strain-specific virulence remains poorly understood. Recent whole-genome sequencing has revealed that SNPs are the most prevalent form of genetic diversity among different strains of the same species of bacteria. For invasive serotype...
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