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Genetic analysis of mec A homologues in Staphylococcus sciuri strains derived from mastitis in dairy cattle.
Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Jan 2005
Rahman Mohammed Tanvir, Kobayashi Nobumichi, Alam Mohammed Mahbub, Ishino Masaho
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is defined by the presence of the mec A gene, which is considered to have been transferred horizontally from unknown bacterial species to S. aureus. As a candidate of evolutionary precursor of the mec A, the mec A-like gene (mec A homologue), whi...
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