How colonization factors are linked to outbreaks of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: the roles of SasX and ACME

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is the most frequent cause of hospital-associated morbidity and mortality. One reason why MRSA has remained a serious threat to public health is that new clones of MRSA constantly keep re-emerging. These new clones are better adapted to thrive in th...

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Main Author: Otto Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2013-10-01
Series:Biomolecular Concepts
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/bmc-2013-0025