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Staphylococcus aureus small colony variants: formation and clinical impact.
International journal of clinical practice. Supplement - 1 Dec 2000
von Eiff C, Proctor R A, Peters G
Abstract excerpt
S. aureus small-colony variants are a naturally occurring subpopulation which grow slowly and produce small colonies on routine media. They also demonstrate a number of other characteristics that are atypical for S. aureus including reduced alpha-toxin production and delayed coagulase activity. The connection of S. aureus SCVs with persistent and relapsing infections has been defined over the past decade,...
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