Molecular Characterization of Methicillin-Susceptible and -Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Harboring Panton Valentine Leukocidin-Encoding Bacteriophages in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Myanmar.

Meiji Soe Aung,Thida San,Noriko Urushibara,Nilar San,Win-Mar Oo,Pan Ei Soe,Yamin Kyaw,Phyo May Ko,Pyae Phyo Thu,Myat Su Hlaing,Mitsuyo Kawaguchiya,Nobumichi Kobayashi

Molecular Characterization of Methicillin-Susceptible and -Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Harboring Panton Valentine Leukocidin-Encoding Bacteriophages in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Myanmar.

2019

Meiji Soe Aung
Thida San
Noriko Urushibara
Nilar San
Win-Mar Oo
Pan Ei Soe
Yamin Kyaw
Phyo May Ko
Pyae Phyo Thu
Myat Su Hlaing
Mitsuyo Kawaguchiya
Nobumichi Kobayashi

Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) is a pore-forming toxin encoded by genes on bacteriophages distributed to Staphylococcus aureus, associated with its increased virulence to humans. In this study, ...

Keywords:

Panton–Valentine leukocidin
Virology
Microbiology
Biology
Staphylococcus aureus
tertiary care hospital
Leukocidin
Toxin
Gene
Virulence

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