Transcription and Translation Products of the Cytolysin Gene psm-mec on the Mobile Genetic Element SCCmec Regulate Staphylococcus aureus Virulence

• Chikara Kaito,

  Affiliation Laboratory of Microbiology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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• Yuki Saito,

  Affiliation Laboratory of Microbiology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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• Gentaro Nagano,

  Affiliation Laboratory of Microbiology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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• Mariko Ikuo,

  Affiliation Laboratory of Microbiology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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• Yosuke Omae,

  Affiliation Laboratory of Microbiology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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• Yuichi Hanada,

  Affiliation Laboratory of Microbiology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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• Xiao Han,

  Affiliation Department of Infection Control Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan

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• Kyoko Kuwahara-Arai,

  Affiliation Department of Infection Control Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan

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• Tomomi Hishinuma,

  Affiliation Department of Infection Control Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan

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• Tadashi Baba,

  Affiliation Department of Infection Control Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan

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• Teruyo Ito,

  Affiliation Department of Infection Control Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan

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• Keiichi Hiramatsu,

  Affiliation Department of Infection Control Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan

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• Kazuhisa Sekimizu

  * E-mail: sekimizu@mol.f.u-tokyo.ac.jp.

  Affiliation Laboratory of Microbiology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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