Tukur, A. M. | Nigerian Journal of Microbiology

Tukur, A. M.

Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Bayero University Kano, Nigeria.

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Research Article Vol. 34, Issue 2

Pathogenicity of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Strains: Molecular and Genetic Perspectives: A Review

Tukur, A. M.^*, Dutsinma, U.A, Kawo, A. H.

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a pathogenic bacterium of significant importance that causes most of the hospital and community acquired infections associated with S. aureus. Methicillin resistance in strains of S. aureus is due to possession of the mecA gene or mecC gene found on a mobile genetic element (SCCmec). The virulen...

DOI: 10.67614/njm.2020.3xvkscqn

Dec, 2020 Vol. 34, Issue 2 89 views 82 downloads

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