A novel gene, fudoh, in the SCCmec region suppresses the colony spreading ability and virulence of Staphylococcus aureus.

A novel gene, fudoh, in the SCCmec region suppresses the colony spreading ability and virulence of Staphylococcus aureus.

Staphylococcus aureus colonies can spread on soft agar plates. We compared colony spreading of clinically isolated methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (MSSA) and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). All MSSA strains showed colony spreading, but most MRSA strains (73%) carrying SCCmec type-II showed l...

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Main Authors: Chikara Kaito, Yosuke Omae, Yasuhiko Matsumoto, Makiko Nagata, Hiroki Yamaguchi, Taiji Aoto, Teruyo Ito, Keiichi Hiramatsu, Kazuhisa Sekimizu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2593785?pdf=render

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