Non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae, which causes ear and lung infections, has a DNA methyltransferase encoded by alternative alleles that are subject to random ON/OFF switching. Here, Atack et al.show that this epigenetic switch controls the expression of key proteins involved in virulence.
- John M. Atack
- Yogitha N. Srikhanta
- Michael P. Jennings
