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Staphylococcus aureus agr genotypes with enterotoxin production capabilities can resist neutrophil bactericidal activity.
Infection and immunity - 1 Jan 2001
Mullarky I K, Su C, Frieze N, Park Y H, Sordillo L M
Abstract excerpt
Staphylococcus aureus pathogenicity is mainly due to the production of a number of secreted and cell surface-associated proteins under the regulation of the agr gene. A region of the agr gene was used to subgroup S. aureus strains according to restriction fragment length polymorphisms. Additionally, strains were subtyped according to the coagulase gene in order to strengthen discriminatory power. Virulence...
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