Convergent Adaptation in the Dominant Global Hospital Clone ST239 of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Convergent Adaptation in the Dominant Global Hospital Clone ST239 of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Infections caused by highly successful clones of hospital-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (HA-MRSA) are a major public health burden. The globally dominant sequence type 239 (ST239) HA-MRSA clone has persisted in the health care setting for decades, but the basis of its succes...

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Main Authors: Baines, Sarah L., Holt, Kathryn E., Schultz, Mark B., Seemann, Torsten, Howden, Brian O., Jensen, Slade O., van Hal, Sebastiaan J., Coombs, Geoffrey W., Firth, Neville, Powell, David R., Stinear, Timothy P., Howden, Benjamin P.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: American Society of Microbiology 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4358018/

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