A Novel Gene, fudoh, in the SCCmec Region Suppresses the Colony Spreading Ability and Virulence of Staphylococcus aureus

• Chikara Kaito,

  Affiliation Laboratory of Microbiology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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• Yosuke Omae,

  Affiliation Laboratory of Microbiology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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• Yasuhiko Matsumoto,

  Affiliation Laboratory of Microbiology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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• Makiko Nagata,

  Affiliation Laboratory of Microbiology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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• Hiroki Yamaguchi,

  Affiliation Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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• Taiji Aoto,

  Affiliation Department of Central Laboratory, Nippon Medical School, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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• Teruyo Ito,

  Affiliation Department of Infection Control Science, Faculty of Medicine, Juntendo University, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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• Keiichi Hiramatsu,

  Affiliation Department of Infection Control Science, Faculty of Medicine, Juntendo University, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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• Kazuhisa Sekimizu

  * E-mail: sekimizu@mol.f.u-tokyo.ac.jp

  Affiliation Laboratory of Microbiology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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