Article
Phylogenetically distinct Staphylococcus aureus lineage prevalent among indigenous communities in northern Australia.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jul 2009
Ng Jacklyn W S, Holt Deborah C, Lilliebridge Rachael A, Stephens Alex J, Huygens Flavia, Tong Steven Y C, Currie Bart J, Giffard Philip M
Abstract excerpt
The aim was to determine the evolutionary position of the Staphylococcus aureus clonal complex 75 (CC75) that is prevalent in tropical northern Australia. Sequencing of gap, rpoB, sodA, tuf, and hsp60 and the multilocus sequence typing loci revealed a clear separation between conventional S. aureus and CC75 and significant diversity within CC75.
Topics
- Australia
- Bacterial Proteins
- Bacterial Typing Techniques
- Carrier State
- Cluster Analysis
- DNA Fingerprinting
- DNA, Bacterial
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Humans
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Phylogeny
- Sequence Analysis, DNA