Duplicate phage typing tests of 150 isolates of methicillin-sensitive and -resistant Staphylococcus aureus at 100 times the routine test dilution showed that the existing reaction difference rule remains satisfactory when isolates are tested on the same day; i.e., two or more reactions must differ before isolates should be considered distinct. However, if typing is done on different days, a three-reaction-difference rule is needed.
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Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
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Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Biocatalysis provides access to synthetically challenging molecules and commercially and pharmaceutically relevant natural product analogs while adhering to principles of green chemistry. Cytochromes P450 (P450s) are amongst the most superlative and versatile oxidative enzymes found in nature and are desired regio- and stereoselective biocatalysts, particularly for structurally complex hydrocarbon skeletons. We used 10 genome-sequenced Streptomyces strains, selected based on their preponderance of P450s, to biotransform the bioactive diterpenoid abietic acid.
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