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Transcriptional changes are involved in phenotype switching in Streptococcus equi subspecies equi.
Molecular bioSystems - 1 Apr 2016
Steward Karen F, Robinson Carl, Waller Andrew S
Abstract excerpt
Phenotypic heterogeneity within a population of bacteria, through genetic or transcriptional variation, enables survival and persistence in challenging and changing environments. We report here that a recent clinical isolate of S. equi, strain 1691 (Se1691), yielded a mixture of reduced capsule and mucoid colonies on primary isolation when grown on colistin-oxolinic acid blood agar (COBA) streptococcal selective...
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