Conserved genes in a path from commensalism to pathogenicity: comparative phylogenetic profiles of <it>Staphylococcus epidermidis </it>RP62A and ATCC12228
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Staphylococcus epidermidis</it>, long regarded as an innocuous commensal bacterium of the human skin, is the most frequent cause of nosocomial infections associated with implanted medical devices. This conditional pat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2006-05-01
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| Series: | BMC Genomics |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/7/112 |