Streptococcus suis encodes multiple allelic variants of a phase-variable Type III DNA methyltransferase, ModS, that control distinct phasevarions
G. Tram, F. E.- C. Jen, Z. N. Phillips, J. Timms, A.-U. Husna, M. P. Jennings, P. J. Blackall, J. M. Atack
This paper identifies multiple allelic variants of the phase-variable Type III DNA methyltransferase ModS in Streptococcus suis, showing they regulate distinct phasevarions affecting growth and antibiotic resistance.
bioRxiv · Jan 26, 2021Microbiology