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Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) of Staphylococcus aureus.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) - 1 Jan 2007
Saunders Nicholas A, Holmes Anne
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Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) is a widely accepted method of DNA sequencebased typing that relies on analysis of relatively conserved genes that encode essential proteins. For Staphylococcus aureus, the level of discrimination provided by MLST is sufficient to provide a relatively detailed picture of the global dissemination of the organism. The technique is not restrictive in the precise methodology used to...
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