Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec (SCCmec) classification and typing methods: An overview

Polish Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 95-103

  Turlej, Agata ^a   Hryniewicz, Waleria ^a   Empel, Joanna ^a  

^a NATIONAL MEDICINES INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

SCCmec classification and typing; Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; BLEOMYCIN; CADMIUM; ERYTHROMYCIN; MERCURY; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2A; SPECTINOMYCIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE; TOBRAMYCIN;

BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; GENE CASSETTE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR TYPING; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SHORT SURVEY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL CASSETTE CHROMOSOME MEC;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 80054948078     PISSN: 17331331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33073/pjm-2011-013     Document Type: Short Survey

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