Development of a rapid strain differentiation method for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated in Japan by detecting phage-derived open-reading frames

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 938-947

  Suzuki, M ^a   Tawada, Y ^b   Kato, M ^b   Hori, H ^b   Mamiya, N ^b   Hayashi, Y ^c   Nakano, M ^d   Fukushima, R ^e   Katai, A ^f   Tanaka, T ^g   Hata, M ^a   Matsumoto, M ^a   Takahashi, M ^a   Sakae, K ^a  

^a AICHI PREFECTURAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION NAGOYA MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^c National Hospital Organization Toyohashi Medical Center   (Japan)

^d Miechuo Medical Center   (Japan)

^e NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION KANAZAWA MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^f Kinan General Hospital   (Japan)

^g Sakai City Institute of Public Health   (Japan)

Author keywords

Genotyping; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Outbreak investigations; Phage; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CLONING; ELECTROPHORESIS; FORMAL LANGUAGES; STRAIN;

GENOTYPING; METHICILLIN; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; OPEN READING FRAME; OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RAPID GENOTYPING; RESISTANT STRAINS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUBTYPINGS;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; CHROMOSOME; ELECTROKINESIS; GENOME; GENOTYPE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC STABILITY; GENOMIC ISLAND; GENOTYPE; JAPAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VIRUS GENOME;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33748685811     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.02932.x     Document Type: Article

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