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Prevalence of Panton-Valentine Leukocidin Gene among Community Acquired Staphylococcus aureus : A Real-Time PCR Study
2 Sept 2018
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Panton-Valentine leukocidin ( luk-pv ) is a cytotoxin that causes leukocyte destruction and tissue necrosis. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of the pv1 , mecA , and nuc genes in Staphylococcus aureus isolates obtained from anterior nares and superficial infection sites of skin in a slum population of West Bengal, India. Expression level of pv1 gene was also analysed. Twenty-two S. aureus...
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