Figure 3. Involvement of mononucleotide SSRs in genes involved in P. aeruginosa adaptation during CF chronic infection.

The bar graphs show (i) the percentages of the 60 genes mutated during CF lung chronic infection as reported by Smith et al. [1] that harbor mononucleotide G:C SSRs (A) and A:T SSRs (B), relative to the length of the SSR (black bars); (ii) the percentages of those genes carrying mononucleotide SSRs that were mutated during the process of chronic infection, relative to the length of the SSR (gray bars).