Periodic Reporting for period 4 - PneumoCaTChER (The role of cell-to-cell variability in pneumococcal virulence and antibiotic resistance)

Phenotypic variation, the cell-to-cell variation in phenotype expression of genetically identical cells, can help pathogenic bacteria to elude the host immune response or resist antibiotic pressure. There is also large variation in the host immune response to pathogens. How...