Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus protein A (spa) mutants in the community and hospitals in Oxfordshire.

BACKGROUND: Staphylococcal protein A (spa) is an important virulence factor which enables Staphylococcus aureus to evade host immune responses. Genotypes known as "spa-types", based on highly variable Xr region sequences of the spa-gene, are frequently used to classify strains. A weakness...

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Hoofdauteurs: Votintseva, A, Fung, R, Miller, R, Knox, K, Godwin, H, Wyllie, D, Bowden, R, Crook, D, Walker, A
Formaat: Journal article
Taal:English
Gepubliceerd in: BioMed Central 2014
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