sesA, sesB, sesC, sesD, sesE, sesG, sesH, and embp genes are genetic markers that differentiate commensal isolates of Staphylococcus epidermidis from isolates that cause prosthetic joint infection.
Silvestre Ortega-PeñaCarlos Fabián Vargas-MendozaRafael Franco CendejasAlejandra Aquino-AndradeGuillermo Jose Vazquez-RosasGabriel Betanzos-CabreraClaudia Guerrero-BarajasJanet Jan-RobleroSandra Rodríguez-MartínezMario Eugenio Cancino-DiazJuan Carlos Cancino-DiazPublished in: Infectious diseases (London, England) (2019)
These data suggest that ses genes can be considered biomarkers to differentiate between S. epidermidis commensal and prosthetic joint infections clinical.