High-resolution melting analysis of the spa locus reveals significant diversity within sequence type 93 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from northern Australia

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1126-1131

  Tong, S Y C ^a   Lilliebridge, R A ^a   Holt, D C ^a   McDonald, M I ^a   Currie, B J ^a   Giffard, P M ^a  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

High resolution melting; SPA; ST93; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PROTEIN A;

AMPLICON; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HIGH RESOLUTION MELTING ANALYSIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 70649108562     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.02732.x     Document Type: Article

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