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Diversity and evolution of blaZ from Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Mar 2006
Olsen John Elmerdahl, Christensen Henrik, Aarestrup Frank Møller
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To elucidate the diversity and evolutionary history of plasmid- and chromosomally-located blaZ, to detect indications of frequent exchange of blaZ between human and bovine staphylococci and to estimate the frequency of transfer of blaZ between coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) and Staphylococcus aureus of bovine origin. METHODS: blaZ was detected in 143 strains of penicillin-resistant S. aureus...
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