Analysis of genomic diversity within the Xr-region of the protein A gene in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 241-249

  Kobayashi, N ^a   Urasawa, S ^a   Uehara, N ^a   Watanabe, N ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COAGULASE; PROTEIN A;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; EVOLUTION; GENE CLUSTER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BASE SEQUENCE; COAGULASE; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; METHICILLIN; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; PENICILLINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL PROTEIN A; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0032911401     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268898001721     Document Type: Article

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