PFGE diversity within the methicillin-resistant <it>Staphylococcus aureus </it>clonal lineage ST398

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Livestock has recently been identified as a new reservoir of methicillin-resistant <it>Staphylococcus aureus </it>(MRSA). Most isolates belong to ST398 and are non-typeable with PFGE using <it>Sma</it>I, makin...

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Main Authors: Kluytmans Jan AJW, Zwaluw Kim, Schouls Leo M, de Neeling Albert J, Bosch Thijs, Grundmann Hajo, Huijsdens Xander W
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-02-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/10/40