The genome sequence of a type ST239 methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus isolate from a Malaysian hospital

The genome sequence of a type ST239 methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus isolate from a Malaysian hospital

Show other versions (1)

We report the genome sequence of a healthcare-associated MRSA type ST239 clone isolated from a patient with septicemia in Malaysia. This clone typifies the characteristics of ST239 lineage, including resistance to multiple antibiotics and antiseptics.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lee, L.S (Author), Salleh, M.Z (Author), Teh, L.K (Author), Zainuddin, Z.F (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central Ltd. 2015
Subjects:
ampicillin
antibiotic sensitivity
Article
bacterial genetics
bacterial strain
bacterium isolation
ceftriaxone
cefuroxime
ciprofloxacin
controlled study
cotrimoxazole
disk diffusion
DNA isolation
erythromycin
genetic association
genetic trait
genome analysis
Genomics
gentamicin
human
Malaysia
methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection
methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST239
MRSA
multilocus sequence typing
nonhuman
oxacillin
phylogeny
Staphylococcus aureus
ultraviolet spectrophotometry
Online Access:View Fulltext in Publisher
View in Scopus

Internet

View Fulltext in Publisher
View in Scopus

Similar Items