Improving transformation of Staphylococcus aureus belonging to the CC1, CC5 and CC8 clonal complexes.

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an opportunistic pathogen found in hospital and community environments that can cause serious infections. A major barrier to genetic manipulations of clinical isolates has been the considerable difficulty in transforming these strains with foreig...

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Main Authors: Mary Janice Jones, Niles P Donegan, Irina V Mikheyeva, Ambrose L Cheung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4373697?pdf=render