Population structure of Staphylococcus aureus from remote African Babongo Pygmies.

BACKGROUND: Pandemic community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates (CA-MRSA) predominantly encode the Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL), which can be associated with severe infections. Reports from non-indigenous Sub-Saharan African populations revealed a high prevalence of...

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Main Authors: Frieder Schaumburg, Robin Köck, Alexander W Friedrich, Solange Soulanoudjingar, Ulysse Ateba Ngoa, Christof von Eiff, Saadou Issifou, Peter G Kremsner, Mathias Herrmann, Georg Peters, Karsten Becker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3091839?pdf=render