Pathogenicity Island Function

Pathogenicity Island Function is a genomic construct defined as a distinct segment of DNA within bacterial genomes that confers pathogenic traits to the host organism through the coordinated expression of virulence factors, distinguishing it from other genomic regions by its association with horizontal gene transfer, genomic instability, and specific integration sites.

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  1. UD
    Ulrich Dobrindt

    University of Münster, Germany

    9 publications · 520 citations

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  2. JH
    Jörg Hacker

    University of Würzburg, Germany

    9 publications · 1.2K citations

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  3. JR
    José R. Penadés

    Universidad Cardenal Herrera CEU, Spain

    8 publications · 702 citations

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  4. SS
    Sören Schubert

    Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany

    8 publications · 643 citations

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  5. RL
    Rosemary Loria

    Cornell University, United States

    7 publications · 497 citations

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  1. Infection and Immunity

    IAI · 48 publications · 3.7K citations

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  2. Molecular Microbiology

    33 publications · 4.9K citations

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  3. Journal of Bacteriology

    JB · 25 publications · 2.8K citations

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  4. FEMS Microbiology Letters

    15 publications · 623 citations

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  5. Microbiology

    12 publications · 503 citations

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