The transposon-like Correia elements encode numerous strong promoters and provide a potential new mechanism for phase variation in the meningococcus.

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Published in PLoS Genet on January 20, 2011

Authors

Azeem Siddique1, Nicolas Buisine, Ronald Chalmers

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1: School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Nottingham, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom.

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