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The pls gene found in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains is common in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus sciuri



Authors: Juuti K, Ibrahem S, Virolainen-Julkunen A, Vuopio-Varkila J, Kuusela P

Publication year: 2005

Journal: Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Journal name in source: Journal of clinical microbiology

Journal acronym: J Clin Microbiol

Volume: 43

Issue: 3

First page : 1415

Last page: 9

Number of pages: 5

ISSN: 0095-1137

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.43.3.1415-1419.2005


Abstract
pls, a gene found in type I staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) regions of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains, was present in 12 of the 15 human clinical Staphylococcus sciuri isolates studied. Pls was expressed in the S. sciuri isolates, although at a lower level than in S. aureus. Other parts of SCCmec could also be found in the S. sciuri genome.



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