Evaluation of multiple-locus variable number of tandem repeats analysis for typing livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

<h4>Background</h4>The increasing occurrence of livestock-associated (LA) methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) associated with the clonal complex (CC) 398 within the past years shows the importance of standardized and comparable typing methods for the purposes of molecular...

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Main Authors: Karin M Brandt, Alexander Mellmann, Britta Ballhausen, Christian Jenke, Peter J van der Wolf, Els M Broens, Karsten Becker, Robin Köck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23349886/pdf/?tool=EBI