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Bacteriophages of S taphylococcus aureus efficiently package various bacterial genes and mobile genetic elements including SCC mec with different frequencies
13 Aug 2012
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Staphylococcus aureus is a serious human and veterinary pathogen in which new strains with increasing virulence and antimicrobial resistance occur due to acquiring new genes by horizontal transfer. It is generally accepted that temperate bacteriophages play a major role in gene transfer. In this study, we proved the presence of various bacterial genes of the S. aureus COL strain directly within the phage...
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