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A single nucleotide polymorphism collapses phase variation and drives short-sighted evolution of O-antigen in Salmonella.
Gut microbes - 31 Dec 2026
Cheng Yiluo, Zhang Wenting, Nickerson Rhea, Lu Qin, Guo Yunqing, Hu Qiao, Zhang Rongrong, Wen Guoyuan, Huang Qi, Zhou Rui, Shao Huabin, Cheng Zhenyu, Luo Qingping, Zhang Tengfei
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The O-antigen of Salmonella is a key virulence determinant and serotype-defining structure, yet the regulatory mechanisms underlying its dynamic modification and evolutionary trade-offs remain incompletely understood. Salmonella Pullorum is a pathogen that displays both O-antigen unstable phase variation and stable antigenic conversion between standard (O123) and variant (O122) antigenic types. In this study, we...
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