Article
Genotyping of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by assaying for the presence of variable elements associated with mecA.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Aug 2002
Huygens Flavia, Nimmo Graeme R, Schooneveldt Jacqueline, Munckhof Wendy J, Giffard Philip M
Abstract excerpt
The region surrounding mecA in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is highly variable. We describe an approach for the rapid genotyping of MRSA by assaying for the presence or absence of variable or mobile elements previously shown to be associated with the mecA region.
Topics
- Australia
- Bacterial Proteins
- Bacterial Typing Techniques
- Carrier Proteins
- DNA Transposable Elements
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Hexosyltransferases
- Humans
- Methicillin Resistance
- Muramoylpentapeptide Carboxypeptidase
- Penicillin-Binding Proteins
- Peptidyl Transferases
- Polymerase Chain Reaction