SEQUENCE DIVERSITIES OF SERINE-ASPARTATE REPEAT GENES AMONG STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS ISOLATES FROM DIFFERENT HOSTS PRESUMABLY BY HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER.

Sequence diversities of serine-aspartate repeat genes among Staphylococcus aureus isolates from different hosts presumably by horizontal gene transfer.

BACKGROUND: Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is recognized as one of the major forces for bacterial genome evolution.Many clinically important bacteria may acquire virulence factors and antibiotic resistance through HGT.The comparative genomic analysis has become an important tool for identifying HGT in emerging pathogens.In this study, the Serine-As

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