Detection of sasX Gene and Distribution of SCCmec Types in Invasive and Non-invasive Coagulase-negative Staphylococci

Background: Coagulase-negative staphylococci, which belong to the normal microbiota of the skin and mucous membranes, are opportunistic pathogens. sasX, a newly described protein, is thought to play an important role in nasal colonization and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus virulence, an...

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Main Authors: Alper Tekeli, Duygu Nilüfer Öcal, İştar Dolapçı
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2020-07-01
Series:Balkan Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.balkanmedicaljournal.org/text.php?lang=en&id=2203