Dynamics of the bacterial genome: deletions and integrations as mechanisms of bacterial virulence modulation.

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Bacterial virulence is a multifactorial phenomenon, arising from the coordinate action of special abilities of the infectious agents, termed as virulence factors, which is crucial for the infectious process. The genetic determinants encoding those factors are termed virulence associated genes, which can be located on the bacterial chromosome or on extrachromosomal elements (plasmids). Various examples have...

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