Polymorphism of the Staphylococcus aureus Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes and its possible link with the fitness of community-associated methicillin-resistant S. aureus

J Infect Dis. 2008 Sep 1;198(5):792-4. doi: 10.1086/590914.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Toxins / genetics*
  • Community-Acquired Infections / epidemiology
  • Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology
  • Exotoxins / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Leukocidins / genetics*
  • Methicillin Resistance / genetics
  • Phylogeny
  • Polymorphism, Genetic
  • Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology*
  • Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects*
  • Staphylococcus aureus / genetics*

Substances

  • Bacterial Toxins
  • Exotoxins
  • Leukocidins
  • Panton-Valentine leukocidin