Genomic analysis of ST88 community-acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Ghana

Genomic analysis of ST88 community-acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Ghana

Background The emergence and evolution of community-acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) strains in Africa is poorly understood. However, one particular MRSA lineage called ST88, appears to be rapidly establishing itself as an “African” CA-MRSA clone. In this study, we empl...

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Main Authors: Grace Kpeli, Andrew H. Buultjens, Stefano Giulieri, Evelyn Owusu-Mireku, Samuel Y. Aboagye, Sarah L. Baines, Torsten Seemann, Dieter Bulach, Anders Gonçalves da Silva, Ian R. Monk, Benjamin P. Howden, Gerd Pluschke, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Timothy Stinear
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2017-02-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Staphylococcus aureus
Whole genome sequencing
MRSA
ST88
Comparative genomics
Phylogeography
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/3047.pdf

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