Pathogenicity in mice of Staphylococcus aureus mutants deficient in exoprotein synthesis.

doi:10.1016/0378-1135(94)90105-8

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Pathogenicity in mice of Staphylococcus aureus mutants deficient in exoprotein synthesis.

Veterinary microbiology - 1 Aug 1994

Odierno L, Risatti G, Calzolari A, Giraudo J A, González Quintana H, Nagel R

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Twelve mutants were isolated from a Staphylococcus aureus strain derived from bovine mastitis after mutagenesis by ultraviolet light. These mutants were found to be deficient for several characteristics such as production of most exoproteins and had altered phage type and/or colonial morphology i...

Topics

Animals
Cattle
Hemolysin Proteins
Mannitol
Mastitis
Mastitis, Bovine
Mice
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Mutation
Staphylococcus aureus
Virulence

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