TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence of agr specificity groups among Staphylococcus aureus strains colonizing children and their guardians
AU - Shopsin, B.
AU - Mathema, B.
AU - Alcabes, P.
AU - Said-Salim, B.
AU - Lina, G.
AU - Matsuka, A.
AU - Martinez, J.
AU - Kreiswirth, B. N.
PY - 2003/1/1
Y1 - 2003/1/1
N2 - PCR-based assays were used to evaluate agr locus nucleotide polymorphism for the identification of agr autoinducer receptor specificity groups within a population of Staphylococcus aureus isolates colonizing children and their guardians. All isolates could be assigned to one of three major agr groups that had similar prevalences, regardless of whether isolates were implicated in transmission of S. aureus within families. Among healthy carriers, agr groups I to III appear to be equally fit, which may reflect selection for the coexistence of S. aureus strains in a population.
AB - PCR-based assays were used to evaluate agr locus nucleotide polymorphism for the identification of agr autoinducer receptor specificity groups within a population of Staphylococcus aureus isolates colonizing children and their guardians. All isolates could be assigned to one of three major agr groups that had similar prevalences, regardless of whether isolates were implicated in transmission of S. aureus within families. Among healthy carriers, agr groups I to III appear to be equally fit, which may reflect selection for the coexistence of S. aureus strains in a population.
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U2 - 10.1128/JCM.41.1.456-459.2003
DO - 10.1128/JCM.41.1.456-459.2003
M3 - Article
C2 - 12517893
AN - SCOPUS:12244289912
SN - 0095-1137
VL - 41
SP - 456
EP - 459
JO - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
JF - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
IS - 1
ER -