Emergence of the Epidemic Methicillin-Resistant <named-content content-type="genus-species">Staphylococcus aureus</named-content> Strain USA300 Coincides with Horizontal Transfer of the Arginine Catabolic Mobile Element and <italic toggle="yes">speG</italic>-mediated Adaptations for Survival on Skin

Emergence of the Epidemic Methicillin-Resistant <named-content content-type="genus-species">Staphylococcus aureus</named-content> Strain USA300 Coincides with Horizontal Transfer of the Arginine Catabolic Mobile Element and <italic toggle="yes">speG</italic>-mediated Adaptations for Survival on Skin

ABSTRACT The arginine catabolic mobile element (ACME) is the largest genomic region distinguishing epidemic USA300 strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from other S. aureus strains. However, the functional relevance of ACME to infection and disease has remained unclear. Usin...

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Main Authors: Paul J. Planet, Samuel J. LaRussa, Ali Dana, Hannah Smith, Amy Xu, Chanelle Ryan, Anne-Catrin Uhlemann, Sam Boundy, Julia Goldberg, Apurva Narechania, Ritwij Kulkarni, Adam J. Ratner, Joan A. Geoghegan, Sergios-Orestis Kolokotronis, Alice Prince
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Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2013
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Microbiology
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/23678e48e8fd4f5397c09784e28a48a2
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