Complete genome sequence of Staphylococcus aureus Z172, a vancomycin-intermediate and daptomycinnonsusceptible methicillin-resistant strain isolated in Taiwan

Genome Announcements

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Chen, Feng Jui ^a   Lauderdale, Tsai Ling ^a   Wang, Lih Shinn ^b   Huang, I Wen ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^b BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

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EID: 84999836794     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/genomeA.01011-13     Document Type: Article

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