Considerations for the distinction of ccrC-containing staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec elements

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1823-1824

  Chlebowicz, Monika A ^a   Van Dijl, Jan Maarten ^a   Buist, Girbe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CCRC RECOMBINASE; RECOMBINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; GENE CASSETTE; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCAL CASSETTE CHROMOSOME MEC;

CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79953177495     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: 10986596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00107-10     Document Type: Letter

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