Large tandem chromosome expansions facilitate niche adaptation during persistent infection with drug-resistant staphylococcus aureus

Microbial Genomics

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2015, Pages

  Gao, Wei ^a   Monk, Ian R ^a   Tobias, Nicholas J ^a   Gladman, Simon L ^a   Seemann, Torsten ^a   Stinear, Timothy P ^a   Howden, Benjamin P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b AUSTIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Chromosome duplication; Evolution; Genomics; Mutation; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

EID: 85117457737     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20575858     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/MGEN.0.000026     Document Type: Article

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