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Genetic polymorphism of the accessory gene regulator (agr) locus in Staphylococcus epidermidis and its association with pathogenicity.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Jun 2004
Li M, Guan M, Jiang X F, Yuan F Y, Xu M, Zhang W Z, Lu Y
Abstract excerpt
Staphylococcus epidermidis has become one of the most important causes of nosocomial infections in recent years. The staphylococcal accessory gene regulator (agr) is the most important locus responsible for the regulation of virulence factors, and it has been shown to be polymorphic. The aim of this study was to investigate the agr locus and its genetic polymorphisms in different Chinese S. epidermidis isolates...
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