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A pathogenicity island replicon in <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> replicates as an unstable plasmid
10 Aug 2007
Abstract excerpt
The SaPIs are 14- to 17-kb mobile pathogenicity islands in staphylococci that carry genes for superantigen toxins and other virulence factors and are responsible for the toxic shock syndrome and other superantigen-related diseases. They reside at specific chromosomal sites and are induced by certain bacteriophages to initiate an excision-replication-packaging program, resulting in their incorporation into small...
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