Characterizing the role of the enterotoxin gene cluster in Staphylococcus aureus diseases

Staphylococcus aureus is the leading cause of infective endocarditis in the United States. Infective endocarditis (IE) is defined as an infection of the endocardium, typically involving the heart valves. The hallmark features of IE are vegetations. Vegetations are cauliflower-like, stratified biofil...

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Main Author: Stach, Christopher
Other Authors: Schlievert, Patrick M., 1949-
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of Iowa 2015
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Online Access:https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/1909
https://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5965&context=etd