Catalase-negative, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus as a cause of septicemia
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Characterization of a catalase-negative methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain.
We describe an unusual clinical strain of catalase-negative methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus sensu stricto. Sequence analysis of its catalase gene showed 99.60% identities to the catalase genes of the reference strains. A 5-base deletion, however, led to a shift of the nucleotide reading frame and a loss of the enzymatic activity.
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عنوان ژورنال: Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1676-2444
DOI: 10.1590/s1676-24442003000100009