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4165 Mechanisms of Prophage-Mediated Virulence Driving Community-Acquired MRSA Contagion

OBJECTIVES/GOALS: We recently identified a CA-MRSA strain in Brooklyn, New York (USA300-BKV) causing an outbreak of severe skin infections in predominantly healthy children. The evolution of USA300-BKV included acquisition of a novel prophage, and our objective is to identify the prophage-encoded ge...

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Autores principales: Ulrich, Robert James, Irnov, Irnov, Sause, William, Podkowik, Magdelena, Torres, Victor, Shopsin, Bo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8823296/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cts.2020.79