Arginine catabolic mobile element (source code)

= Arginine catabolic mobile element
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Arginine catabolic mobile element (ACME) refers to a specific genomic element found in some strains of *Staphylococcus aureus*, particularly in methicillin-resistant *Staphylococcus aureus* (MRSA). ACME is known for harboring genes that are involved in the catabolism of arginine, an amino acid.