Control of Staphylococcus aureus pathogenicity island excision

Staphylococcus aureus pathogenicity islands (SaPIs) are a group of related 1517 kb mobile genetic elements that commonly carry genes for superantigen toxins and other virulence factors. The key feature of their mobility is the induction of SaPI excision and replication by certain phages and their ef...

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Main Authors: Mir, Ignacio, Martinez-Rubio, Roser, Marti, Miguel, Chen, John, Lasa, Inigo, Novick, Richard P., Tormo-Mas, María A., Penadés, José R.
Format: article
Language:Inglés
Published: 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/5635

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