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Pathogenicity and resistance islands of staphylococci

R P Novick et al. Microbes Infect. 2001 Jun.

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Abstract

Variable genetic elements including plasmids, transposons and prophages are involved in pathogenesis and antibiotic resistance, and are an important component of the staphylococcal genome. This review covers a set of newly described variable chromosomal elements, pathogenicity and resistance islands, carrying superantigen and resistance genes, especially toxic shock and methicillin resistance, respectively.

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