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An rpsL-based allelic exchange vector for Staphylococcus aureus.
Plasmid - 1 May 2015
Chen John, Ram Geeta, Yoong Pauline, Penadés José R, Shopsin Bo, Novick Richard P
Abstract excerpt
Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most successful bacterial pathogens, harboring a vast repertoire of virulence factors in its arsenal. As such, the genetic manipulation of S. aureus chromosomal DNA is an important tool for the study of genes involved in virulence and survival in the host. Previously reported allelic exchange vectors for S. aureus are shuttle vectors that can be propagated in Escherichia coli,...
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