Genome sequencing unveils a novel sea enterotoxin-carrying PVL phage in Staphylococcus aureus ST772 from India.

Staphylococcus aureus is a major human pathogen, first recognized as a leading cause of hospital-acquired infections. Community-associated S. aureus (CA-SA) pose a greater threat due to increase in severity of infection and disease among children and healthy adults. CA-SA strains in India are geneti...

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Main Authors: Sushma Prabhakara, Supriya Khedkar, Srikanth Mairpady Shambat, Rajalakshmi Srinivasan, Atanu Basu, Anna Norrby-Teglund, Aswin Sai Narain Seshasayee, Gayathri Arakere
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23544121/pdf/?tool=EBI