Analysis of the clonal diversity of Staphylococcus aureus methicillin-resistant strains isolated at João Pessoa, state of Paraíba, Brazil

To investigate the clonal diversity of Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated at João Pessoa, State of Paraíba, Brazil, digested genomic DNA were studied by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) in nine methicillin-resistant strains (MRSA) and three methicillin-sensitive strains (MSSA), selected a...

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Main Authors: Lauro Santos Filho, Helio Silva Sader, Vania I Bortolotto, Paulo P Gontijo Filho, Antonio C Pignatari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1996-02-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761996000100018