Distinct bacteriophages encoding panton-valentine leukocidin (PVL) among international methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clones harboring PVL

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 684-692

  Boakes, E ^a   Kearns, A M ^a   Ganner, M ^a   Perry, C ^a   Hill, R L ^a   Ellington, M J ^a,b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CHROMOSOME INSERTION; CLONE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

BACTERIAL TOXINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, VIRAL; EXOTOXINS; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; LEUKOCIDINS; LYSOGENY; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; PROPHAGES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGES;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79951481523     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01917-10     Document Type: Article

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