Phase Variation in Salmonella Enterica Involves

Question

Phase variation in Salmonella enterica involves
A) gene inversion.
B) chemotaxis.
C) outer membrane proteins.
D) sRNA.
E) slipped-strand mispairing.

Accepted Answer

Phase variation in Salmonella enterica involves gene inversion, which is a mechanism that allows the bacteria to switch between different flagellin proteins, helping it evade the host immune response.