Hyperexpression of a-hemolysin explains enhanced virulence of sequence type 93 community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Hyperexpression of a-hemolysin explains enhanced virulence of sequence type 93 community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Background: The community-associated methicillin-resistant S. aureus (CA-MRSA) ST93 clone is becoming dominant in Australia and is clinically highly virulent. In addition, sepsis and skin infection models demonstrate that ST93 CA-MRSA is the most virulent global clone of S. aureus tested to date. Wh...

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Main Authors: Chua, K., Monk, I., Lin, Y., Seemann, T., Tuck, K., Porter, J., Stepnell, J., Coombs, Geoffrey, Davies, J., Stinear, T., Howden, B.
Format: Journal Article
Published: BioMed Central Ltd. 2014
Subjects:
Alpha-hemolysin
CA-MRSA
Pathogenesis
Staphylococcus aureus
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/38640

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