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Differential abilities of capsulated and noncapsulated Staphylococcus aureus isolates from diverse agr groups to invade mammary epithelial cells.
Infection and immunity - 1 Feb 2007
Buzzola Fernanda R, Alvarez Lucía P, Tuchscherr Lorena P N, Barbagelata María S, Lattar Santiago M, Calvinho Luis, Sordelli Daniel O
Abstract excerpt
Staphylococcus aureus is the bacterium most frequently isolated from milk of bovines with mastitis. Four allelic groups, which interfere with the regulatory activities among the different groups, have been identified in the accessory gene regulator (agr) system. The aim of this study was to ascertain the prevalence of the different agr groups in capsulated and noncapsulated S. aureus bacteria isolated from...
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