title: Adaptation by phase variation in pathogenic bacteria.
authors.affiliation: Bacterial Pathogenesis and Functional Genomics Group, Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3RE, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Laurence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Salaün
authors.forename: Lori A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Snyder
authors.forename: Nigel J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Saunders
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D000940:Antigenic Variation / Q000502:physiology; D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity; D018407:Bacterial Physiological Phenomena; D014644:Genetic Variation; D009154:Mutation / Q000502:physiology; D010641:Phenotype; D014774:Virulence