Screening for Highly Transduced Genes in Staphylococcus aureus Revealed Both Lateral and Specialized Transduction

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Horizontal transfer of DNA between bacterial cells contributes to the spread of virulence and antibiotic resistance genes in human pathogens. For Staphylococcus aureus, bacterial viruses play a major role in facilitating the horizontal transfer. These viruses, termed bacteriophages, can transfer bacterial DNA between cells by a process known as transduction, which despite its importance is only poorly...

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