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Characterization of a Catalase-Negative Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strain

Sucharit BhakdiB. M. GrünerH.-g. MeyerU. WulfEkkehard SiegelShan-rui Han

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DNA BacterialMaleMicrobiology (medical)Staphylococcus aureusSequence analysisMolecular Sequence DataBiologymedicine.disease_causeStaphylococcal infectionsMicrobiologyparasitic diseasesmedicineHumansGeneAgedchemistry.chemical_classificationStrain (chemistry)BacteriologySequence Analysis DNAStaphylococcal InfectionsCatalasebacterial infections and mycosesmedicine.diseaseMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusEnzymechemistryStaphylococcus aureusCatalasebiology.proteinMethicillin Resistance

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ABSTRACT We describe an unusual clinical strain of catalase-negative methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus sensu stricto. Sequence analysis of its catalase gene showed 99.60% identities to the catalase genes of the reference strains. A 5-base deletion, however, led to a shift of the nucleotide reading frame and a loss of the enzymatic activity.

https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.02457-06