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Increased frequency of genomic alterations in Staphylococcus aureus during chronic infection is in part due to phage mobilization.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 15 Feb 2004
Goerke Christiane, Matias y Papenberg Saskia, Dasbach Simone, Dietz Klaus, Ziebach Rita, Kahl Barbara C, Wolz Christiane
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We assessed the nature and frequency of genome alterations in Staphylococcus aureus during chronic lung infection in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) and during colonization of the nares in healthy individuals. Only individuals harboring the same S. aureus clone on consecutive samplings were in...
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