Characterization of a novel thermostable nuclease homolog (NucM) in a highly divergent Staphylococcus aureus clade.
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A thermostable nuclease homologue (NucM) in an animal-associated divergent clade of Staphylococcus aureus in sub-Saharan Africa has a highly divergent nucleotide sequence compared to those of the classical nuc1 and nuc2 genes of S. aureus. Its deduced amino acid sequences, tertiary structures, and nuclease activities, however, are similar.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 52 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014