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High prevalence of edin-C encoding RhoA-targeting toxin in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Aug 2011
Munro P, Clément R, Lavigne J-P, Pulcini C, Lemichez E, Landraud L
Abstract excerpt
Staphylococcus aureus, a major causative agent of human infection, produces a large array of virulence factors, including various toxins. Among them, the host RhoA GTPase ADP-ribosylating EDIN toxins are considered as potential virulence factors. Using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay, we analyzed the virulence profile of 256 S. aureus isolates from various clinical sites of infections. We developed...
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