High-Frequency Variation of Purine Biosynthesis Genes Is a Mechanism of Success in <named-content content-type="genus-species">Campylobacter jejuni</named-content>

High-Frequency Variation of Purine Biosynthesis Genes Is a Mechanism of Success in <named-content content-type="genus-species">Campylobacter jejuni</named-content>

ABSTRACT Phenotypic variation is prevalent in the zoonotic pathogen Campylobacter jejuni, the leading agent of enterocolitis in the developed world. Heterogeneity enhances the survival and adaptive malleability of bacterial populations because variable phenotypes may allow some cells to be protected...

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Main Authors: Andrew Cameron, Steven Huynh, Nichollas E. Scott, Emilisa Frirdich, Dmitry Apel, Leonard J. Foster, Craig T. Parker, Erin C. Gaynor
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2015
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Microbiology
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/f48db7d96d2c42b0b50bd4d46f96d259
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