Abstract
A Staphylococcus aureus strain was successively cured of three prophages. A lysogenic conversion by a group A phage to production of Panton-Valentine leucocidin and by a group F phage to staphylokinase production could be demonstrated.
MeSH terms
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Bacteriophage Typing
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Leukocidins / biosynthesis*
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Lysogeny*
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Mitomycins
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Phosphotransferases / biosynthesis
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Staphylococcus / enzymology
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Staphylococcus / metabolism*
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Staphylococcus Phages / growth & development
Substances
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Leukocidins
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Mitomycins
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Phosphotransferases