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Staphylococcus aureus of bovine origin: genetic diversity, prevalence and the expression of adhesin-encoding genes.
Veterinary microbiology - 9 Nov 2012
Klein Raphael Contelli, Fabres-Klein Mary Hellen, Brito Maria Aparecida V Paiva, Fietto Luciano Gomes, Ribon Andréa de Oliveira Barros
Abstract excerpt
Staphylococcus aureus is a well-armed pathogen that is a leading cause of bovine mastitis. Attempts to define a set of bacterial proteins that are crucial for infection have failed. The identification of these proteins is important to define biomarkers that can be used for diagnostic purposes and to identify potential vaccine targets. In this study, seven genes that encode virulence factors were analyzed in 85...
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