Genetic variation among hospital isolates of methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus: Evidence for horizontal transfer of virulence genes

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 2760-2767

  Moore, P C L ^a   Lindsay, J A ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CLUSTER; GENE LOCUS; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; METHICILLIN; PENICILLINS; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VARIATION (GENETICS); VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0034885227     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.8.2760-2767.2001     Document Type: Article

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