Mining the Methylome Reveals Extensive Diversity in Staphylococcus epidermidis Restriction Modification

Mining the Methylome Reveals Extensive Diversity in Staphylococcus epidermidis Restriction Modification

Staphylococcus epidermidis is a major cause of hospital-acquired infections, especially those related to implanted medical devices. Understanding how S. epidermidis causes disease and devising ways to combat these infections have been hindered by an inability to genetically manipulate clinically sig...

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Main Authors: Jean Y. H. Lee, Glen P. Carter, Sacha J. Pidot, Romain Guérillot, Torsten Seemann, Anders Gonçalves da Silva, Timothy J. Foster, Benjamin P. Howden, Timothy P. Stinear, Ian R. Monk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2019-12-01
Series:mBio
Subjects:
dna methylation
staphylococcus aureus
coagulase-negative staphylococci
generalized transduction
genetic manipulation
genome analysis
type i restriction modification
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.02451-19

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https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.02451-19

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