Comparative Genomics and Identification of an Enterotoxin-Bearing Pathogenicity Island, SEPI-1/SECI-1, in Staphylococcus epidermidis Pathogenic Strains
Staphylococcus epidermidis is a leading cause of nosocomial infections, majorly resistant to beta-lactam antibiotics, and may transfer several mobile genetic elements among the members of its own species, as well as to Staphylococcus aureus; however, a genetic exchange from S. aureus to S. epidermid...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2018-02-01
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| Series: | Toxins |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/10/3/93 |