Presence of cna, emp and pls genes and pathogenicity of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 591-594

  Kurlenda, Julianna ^a   Grinholc, Mariusz ^a   Węgrzyn, Grzegorz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GDA SK   (Poland)

Author keywords

MRSA; Pathogenicity; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVITY; PATHOGENS; PATIENT TREATMENT;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS STRAINS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

GENES;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 41049083338     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-007-9511-7     Document Type: Article

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