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Phenotypic characterization and virulence of a sae- agr- mutant of Staphylococcus aureus.
Canadian journal of microbiology - 1 Feb 1996
Giraudo A T, Rampone H, Calzolari A, Nagel R
Abstract excerpt
A sae::Tn551 agr::tetM double mutant was constructed and characterized. The production of several exoproteins (e.g., beta-hemolysin, DNase, and proteases) by this mutant was determined and found to be lower than the already diminished production of either isogenic single mutant sae- or agr-. The double mutant also showed, like the agr- mutant, null production of alpha- and delta-hemolysins and diminished levels...
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