Sequence, distribution and chromosomal context of class I and class II pilin genes of Neisseria meningitidis identified in whole genome sequences
Wörmann ME, Horien CL, Bennett JS, Jolley KA, Maiden MC, Tang CM, Aho EL, Exley RM. Sequence, distribution and chromosomal context of class I and class II pilin genes of Neisseria meningitidis identified in whole genome sequences. BMC Genomics 2014, 15: 253. PMID: 24690385, PMCID: PMC4023411, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-15-253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole genome sequencesPilE geneGenome sequenceChromosomal contextAntigenic variationHorizontal transferPilin subunitPilin geneAvailable whole genome sequencesDNA sequence motifsAmino acid sequence variationAmino acid sequenceMajor pilin subunitClass II pilinsPilin antigenic variationGene EncodesGenomic organizationHigh-frequency gene conversionsGenomic contextGene conversionSequence motifsAcid sequenceSequence variationSubunit variationTerms of sequences