Up-dated information on the virulence of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aurues
- VernacularTitle:社区相关性耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌致病性研究进展
- Author:
Yuhua ZHOU
;
Qingtian LI
;
Xiaokui GUO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Staphylococcus aurues;
methicillin-resistant;
community-associated
- From:
Basic & Clinical Medicine
2006;0(06):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Since the emergence in 1980s,community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aurues (CA-MRSA) has caught great attention of the researchers and clinical practitioners all over the world. In recent scientific papers,people found that CA-MRSA's capability to adapt itself to the hostile environment and to colonize is a kind of important virulence factor. A newly unveiled gene,designated arginine catabolic mobile element (ACME),in USA300 stains contributes much to this sort of ability. The arginine deiminase encoded by ACME plays an important role in colonization.
