Evidence map›Paper›PMID 34394054›Full record

ReviewFrontiers in microbiology2021

Phase Variation During Host Colonization and Invasion by

Caroline Cayrou, Natalie A Barratt, Julian M Ketley, Christopher D Bayliss

Open access · goldAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Frontiers in microbiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
14citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. International journal of microbiology · 2026
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  3. Virulence gene profile (Open veterinary journal · 2025
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  4. Preharvest Control ofMicroorganisms · 2025
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  6. Isolation of phages infecting the zoonotic pathogenbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
    Article
  7. Therapeutic and protective approaches to combatFrontiers in pharmacology · 2025
    Review
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  12. Molecular Targets inBiomolecules · 2023
    Review
  13. Distribution of Virulence Genes inBioMed research international · 2023
    Article
  14. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Caroline CayrouDepartment of Genetics and Genome Biology, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom.
Natalie A BarrattDepartment of Genetics and Genome Biology, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom.
Julian M KetleyDepartment of Genetics and Genome Biology, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom.
Christopher D BaylissDepartment of Genetics and Genome Biology, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom.
University of Leicester · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Phase variation (PV) is a phenomenon common to a variety of bacterial species for niche adaption and survival in challenging environments. Among

Indexed as

animal modelCampylobactercapsuleflagellainfectionLPS (lipopolysaccharide)phase variation

Identifiers

PMID34394054
PMCPMC8355987
OpenAlexW3185300435

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Registered trials

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