Open AccessRedefining a Structural Variant of Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec , SCC mec Type VI
Author(s) -
Duarte C. Oliveira,
Catarina Milheiriço,
Herminia Garcez Lencastre
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07
H-Index - 259
eISSN - 1070-6283
pISSN - 0066-4804
DOI - 10.1128/aac.00629-06
Subject(s) - genetics , staphylococcus aureus , biology , bacteria
Previously we identified a SCCmec variant similar in size to type IV but with a newccrAB allotype, allotype 4. We addressed the epidemiological relevance of this variant and found it among several strains belonging to the same clone. We propose to rename this structural variant SCCmec type VI.