ArticleMicrobiology (Reading, England)2021
Phase-variable bacteria simultaneously express multiple capsules.
Article in Microbiology (Reading, England), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.
- Dual membrane-spanning anti-sigma 2 controls OMV biogenesis and colonization fitness inJournal of bacteriology · 2026Article
- Cell surface polysaccharides in the gut microbiota: occurrence, structure and role.Gut microbes · 2025Review
- Bacterial capsules: Occurrence, mechanism, and function.NPJ biofilms and microbiomes · 2024Review
- Single-cell analysis of multiple invertible promoters reveals differential inversion rates as a strong determinant of bacterial population heterogeneity.Science advances · 2023Article
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Capsular polysaccharides (CPSs) protect bacteria from host and environmental factors. Many bacteria can express different CPSs and these CPSs are phase variable. For example,
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