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Variation of the agr locus in Staphylococcus aureus isolates from cows with mastitis.
Veterinary microbiology - 2 Apr 2001
Takeuchi S, Maeda T, Hashimoto N, Imaizumi K, Kaidoh T, Hayakawa Y
Abstract excerpt
Staphylococcus aureus isolates from mastitic cow's milk were examined for production of alpha-hemolysin and protein A and their accessory gene regulator (agr locus) was analyzed. An inverse relationship between alpha-hemolysin and protein A production was found in most of the 76 isolates, suggesting that the isolates tested may be classified into group I (high alpha-hemolysin/low protein A), II (low...
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