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Comparative whole-genome mapping to determine Staphylococcus aureus genome size, virulence motifs, and clonality.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Nov 2012
Shukla Sanjay K, Pantrangi Madhulatha, Stahl Buffy, Briska Adam M, Stemper Mary E, Wagner Trevor K, Zentz Emily B, Callister Steven M, Lovrich Steven D, Henkhaus John K, Dykes Colin W
Abstract excerpt
Despite being a clonal pathogen, Staphylococcus aureus continues to acquire virulence and antibiotic-resistant genes located on mobile genetic elements such as genomic islands, prophages, pathogenicity islands, and the staphylococcal chromosomal cassette mec (SCCmec) by horizontal gene transfer from other staphylococci. The potential virulence of a S. aureus strain is often determined by comparing its...
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