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Identification and characterization of an operon, msaABCR, that controls virulence and biofilm development in Staphylococcus aureus
1 Jan 2014
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BACKGROUND: Community-acquired, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains often cause localized infections in immunocompromised hosts, but some strains show enhanced virulence leading to severe infections even among healthy individuals with no predisposing risk factors. The genetic basis for this enhanced virulence has yet to be determined. S. aureus possesses a wide variety of virulence factors, the...
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