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Abstract
The plating of successive Staphylococcus aureus subcultures of daily transfers proved that discontinuous variation resembling a genetic mutation and selective outgrowth of the variant are responsible for antigen variation. Every subculture of S. aureus, when repeatedly transferred, contained a mixture of cells with original antigen 17 (or 13) and final antigen 1 (or 3) that are relevant for research, serological diagnosis, and epidemiological study of staphylococcal diseases.Entities:
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Year: 1981 PMID: 6162855 PMCID: PMC273770 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.13.2.245-247.1981
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948