Pathogenicity islands and the evolution of bacterial pathogens.

Article

Pathogenicity islands and the evolution of bacterial pathogens.

Infectious agents and disease - 1 Jan 1996

Lee C A

Abstract excerpt

The term pathogenicity island has been used to refer to large chromosomal regions in pathogenic bacteria that encode virulence genes. This article reviews the recent history of this term and considers what characteristics define a pathogenicity island. It appears that pathogenicity islands can co...

Topics

Bacteria
Bacterial Infections
Biological Evolution
Chromosomes, Bacterial
Disease Outbreaks
Genes, Bacterial
Humans
Multigene Family
Phenotype
Virulence

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