Open AccessAssessment of allelic variation in the ccrAB locus in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clones
Author(s) -
Duarte C. Oliveira,
Catarina Milheiriço,
Susana Vinga,
Hermı́nia de Lencastre
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkl208
Subject(s) - staphylococcus aureus , sccmec , allele , biology , locus (genetics) , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , genetic variation , gene , bacteria
To evaluate the allelic variability of ccrA and ccrB among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains belonging to different genetic lineages and carrying different SCCmec types.
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