Comprehensive identification of single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with beta-lactam resistance within pneumococcal mosaic genes. Author(s): Chewapreecha C, Marttinen P, Croucher NJ, Salter SJ, Harris SR, Mather AE, Hanage WP, Goldblatt D, Nosten FH, Turner C, Turner P, Bentley SD, Parkhill J|Journal: PLoS Genet|PMID: 25101644| August 2014 Traditional genetic association studies are very difficult in bacteria, as the generally limited recombination leads to large linked haplotype blocks,…
Variation at the capsule locus, cps, of mistyped and non-typable Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates. Author(s): Salter SJ, Hinds J, Gould KA, Lambertsen L, Hanage WP, Antonio M, Turner P, Hermans PW, Bootsma HJ, O'Brien KL, Bentley SD|Journal: Microbiology|PMID: 22403189| June 2012 The capsule polysaccharide locus (cps) is the site of the capsule biosynthesis gene cluster in encapsulated Streptococcus pneumoniae. A set…
