Subtyping of Chilean Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains carrying the staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type I
The cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) present in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has two essential components, the ccr gene complex and the mec gene complex. Additionally, SCCmec has non-essential components called J regions which are used for MRSA subtyping. This study was perform...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia
2012-09-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822012000300006 |