As both wzd and wze genes have previously been hypothesized to play a role during colonization of the host, and as both of them showed a trend of elevated diversity compared with other cps genes, we next tested the hypothesis that these genes have been under diversifying selection.
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Pneumococcal Capsule Synthesis Locus cps as Evolutionary Hotspot with Potential to Generate Novel Serotypes by Recombination.
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