Publication Date:
2014-11-21
Description:
Article Populations of the pathogenic bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae consist of distinct co-circulating lineages. Here, the authors show lineages are characterized by particular combinations of stable genomic islands, whereas prophage and restriction-modification systems vary over short timescales. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms6471 Authors: Nicholas J. Croucher, Paul G. Coupland, Abbie E. Stevenson, Alanna Callendrello, Stephen D. Bentley, William P. Hanage
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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