Abstract
Twenty Australian community staphylococci harboring the type V staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) were found to belong to eight multilocus sequence types. Five were previously unreported novel type V SCCmec elements. The mec complexes were of two types, based on the polymorphisms in the IS431 transposase genes. Five isolates were multiresistant.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Australia / epidemiology
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Base Sequence
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Chromosomes, Bacterial*
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Community-Acquired Infections / epidemiology
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Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology
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DNA, Bacterial / analysis
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Methicillin Resistance / genetics
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
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Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
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Staphylococcus aureus / classification
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Staphylococcus aureus / genetics*
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Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification