| Literature DB >> 10354593 |
E V Sokurenko1, D L Hasty, D E Dykhuizen.
Abstract
Pathogenicity-adaptive, or pathoadaptive, mutations represent a genetic mechanism for enhancing bacterial virulence without horizontal transfer of specific virulence factors. Pathoadaptive evolution can be important within single infections and for defining the population structure of a pathogenic species.Entities:
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Year: 1999 PMID: 10354593 DOI: 10.1016/s0966-842x(99)01493-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Microbiol ISSN: 0966-842X Impact factor: 17.079