Article
[Virulence and persistence of staphylococci: phenotypic manifestations and genetic control].
Zhurnal mikrobiologii, epidemiologii i immunobiologii - 1 Jan 2000
Deriabin D G, Shaginian I A
Abstract excerpt
On the basis of the analysis of the results obtained in the studies carried out by the authors and the data of literature the alternating character of the expression of virulence factors (e.g., exotoxins and cytolysin) and persistence (in particular, immunoresistance factors) has been described, thus making it possible to characterize the above manifestations of the phenotype of staphylococci as two independent...
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