Project information
Role of bacteriophages in horizontal transfer of virulence and drug resistance genes in Staphylococcus aureus
- Project Identification
- GA310/09/0459
- Project Period
- 1/2009 - 12/2011
- Investor / Pogramme / Project type
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Czech Science Foundation
- Standard Projects
- MU Faculty or unit
- Faculty of Science
- Keywords
- Staphylococcus aureus, bacteriophages, horizontal gene transfer, strain evolution, virulence and drug resistance, community - and hospital-acquired infections
- Cooperating Organization
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State Institute of Healthcare Prague - Vinohrady
- Responsible person RNDr. Petr Petráš, CSc.
Publications
Total number of publications: 49
2013
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Bacteriophages of Staphylococcus aureus efficiently package various bacterial genes and mobile genetic elements including SCCmec with different frequencies
Environmental Microbiology Reports, year: 2013, volume: 5, edition: 1, DOI
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Staphylococcus petrasii sp. nov. including S. petrasii subsp. petrasii subsp. nov. and S. petrasii subsp. croceilyticus subsp. nov., isolated from human clinical specimens and human ear infections
Systematic and Applied Microbiology, year: 2013, volume: 36, edition: 2, DOI
2012
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A simple and cost-effective cover-glass test for the differentiation between staphylococci and micrococci in clinical laboratory
Journal of Microbiological Methods, year: 2012, volume: 89, edition: 3, DOI
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Detection and quantification of Staphylococcus aureus genes and mobile genetic elements within bacteriophage particles by qPCR
Year: 2012, type: Conference abstract
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Efficient transfer of antibiotic resistance plasmids by transduction within methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA300 clone
FEMS Microbiology Letters, year: 2012, volume: 332, edition: 2, DOI
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Genotypic characterization of four major clonal lineages of impetigo Staphylococcus aureus strains
Year: 2012, type: Conference abstract
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Characteristics and distribution of plasmids in a clonally diverse set of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains
Archives of Microbiology, year: 2012, volume: 194, edition: 7, DOI
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Identification of clinical isolates from the genus Staphylococcus by MALDI-TOF MS and conventional phenothypic methods
Year: 2012, type: Conference abstract
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Major clonal lineages in impetigo Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated in Czech and Slovak maternity hospitals
International Journal of Medical Microbiology, year: 2012, volume: 302, edition: 6, DOI
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Molekulárně biologická charakterizace tří ETA bakteriofágů kmenů Staphylococcus aureus izolovaných v českých nemocnicích
Year: 2012, type: Conference abstract