Convergent Adaptation in the Dominant Global Hospital Clone ST239 of Methicillin-Resistant <named-content content-type="genus-species">Staphylococcus aureus</named-content>

Convergent Adaptation in the Dominant Global Hospital Clone ST239 of Methicillin-Resistant <named-content content-type="genus-species">Staphylococcus aureus</named-content>

ABSTRACT Infections caused by highly successful clones of hospital-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (HA-MRSA) are a major public health burden. The globally dominant sequence type 239 (ST239) HA-MRSA clone has persisted in the health care setting for decades, but the basis of i...

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Main Authors: Sarah L. Baines, Kathryn E. Holt, Mark B. Schultz, Torsten Seemann, Brian O. Howden, Slade O. Jensen, Sebastiaan J. van Hal, Geoffrey W. Coombs, Neville Firth, David R. Powell, Timothy P. Stinear, Benjamin P. Howden
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Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2015
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Microbiology
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/0082d6be388e4cd3a8e64ba12ed90c8d
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