The carriage of the serine-aspartate repeat protein-encoding sdr genes among Staphylococcus aureus lineages
The serine-aspartate repeat proteins (Sdr) are members of a family of surface proteins and contribute to the pathogenicity of Staphylococcus aureus. Among 288 S. aureus isolates including 158 and 130 associated with skin and soft tissue infections and bloodstream infection, respectively; 275 (95.5%)...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-09-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867015001373 |