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Phages of Staphylococcus aureus and their impact on host evolution
6 May 2013
Abstract excerpt
Most of the dissimilarity between Staphylococcus aureus strains is due to the presence of mobile genetic elements such as bacteriophages or pathogenicity islands. These elements provide the bacteria with additional genes that enable them to establish a new lifestyle that is often accompanied by a shift to increased pathogenicity or a jump to a new host. S. aureus phages may carry genes coding for diverse...
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