Bacteriophage transduction of mobile genetic elements in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

• Authors: DOŠKAŘ Jiří; VARGA Marian; MAŠLAŇOVÁ Ivana; PANTŮČEK Roman; MOŠA Marek
• Year of publication: 2013
• Type: Article in Proceedings
• Conference: Bacteriophages: Theoretical and Practical Aspects of Their Application in Medicine, Veterinary and Food. Vol. 2
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Science
• Web: http://www.congress-bacteriophage.niicmib.ru/index_en.html
• Field: Genetics and molecular biology
• Keywords: bacteriophage; transduction; horizontal gene transfer; MRSA; mobile genetic elements; antibiotic resistance; lysogeny
• Description: This research was aimed at characterizing transduction of mobile genetic elements in methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus. In this work it has been proved that bacteriophages efficiently transferred antibiotic resistance and virulence genes between clinical S. aureus strains. Furthermore, successful transduction was performed using prophages of lysogenic laboratory and clinical strains.

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