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Genomic diversity of two lineages of exfoliative toxin A-converting phages predominating in Staphylococcus aureus strains in the Czech Republic.
Research in microbiology - 1 May 2010
Holochová Pavla, Růzicková Vladislava, Pantůcek Roman, Petrás Petr, Janisch Roman, Doskar Jirí
Abstract excerpt
We have isolated and characterized two distinct types of exfoliative toxin A (ETA)-converting bacteriophages originating from Staphylococcus aureus strains responsible for massive outbreaks of pemphigus neonatorum in the Czech Republic. Three induced phages designated as ph iB531, phi B557 and phi B122 were found to be capable of transferring the eta gene into the prophageless non-toxigenic S. aureus strain and...
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