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 (HAMRSA) 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 success...

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Main Authors: Baines, S., Holt, K., Schultz, M., Seemann, T., Howden, B., Jensen, S., van Hal, S., Coombs, Geoffrey, Firth, N., Powell, D., Stinear, T.
Format: Journal Article
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2987