Characterization of a catalase-negative methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2684-2685

  Gruner B M ^a   Han, S R ^a   Meyer, H G ^b   Wulf, U ^a   Bhakdi, S ^a   Siegel, E K ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Rheinland Pfalz Center for Laboratory Investigation   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; METICILLIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CATALASE GENE; CATALASE NEGATIVE METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; GENE DELETION; GENE SEQUENCE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AGED; CATALASE; DNA, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 34548094326     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02457-06     Document Type: Article

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