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To explain: The differences in strains that might account for differences in phage susceptibilities.
Introduction: Bacteria are single-celled microscopic organisms that thrive in diverse environments. Bacteria constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganism. They have number of shapes, ranging from sphere to rod shape and spirals.
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Staphylococcus aureus is a Gram-positive, round shaped-bacterium and belongs to a member of the Firmicutes. However, it acts as a commensal of the human's microbiota. Staphylococcus aureus can also become an opportunistic pathogen. It generally causes skin infections. Sometimes, it causes endocarditis, pneumonia, and osteomyelitis. The host specificity of bacteriophages is the possibility to differentiate strains of individual bacterial species that are based on their susceptibility to various kinds of bacteriophages.
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