Multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeat assay analysis of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2215-2219

  Tenover, Fred C ^a   Vaughn, Rebekah R ^b   McDougal, Linda K ^a   Fosheim, Gregory E ^a   McGowan Jr , John E ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DNA EXTRACTION; GENE CLUSTER; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTIPLE LOCUS VARIABLE NUMBER TANDEM REPEAT ASSAY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; TANDEM REPEAT;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DNA, BACTERIAL; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; PHYLOGENY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCES;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 34547641543     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02451-06     Document Type: Article

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