Diversity of SCCmec elements in methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci clinical isolates.

BACKGROUND: Methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci (MR-CoNS) are opportunistic pathogens and serve as a large reservoir of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec). Characterization of SCCmec in MR-CoNS can generate useful information on the mobilization and evolution of this...

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Main Authors: Zhiyong Zong, Chunhong Peng, Xiaoju Lü
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3102682?pdf=render