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Sequence type 72 meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from humans, raw meat and soil in South Korea.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Apr 2011
Ko Kwan Soo, Lim Suk-Kyung, Jung Suk-Chan, Yoon Je Moon, Choi Ji Young, Song Jae-Hoon
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The characteristics and relationships of sequence type (ST) 72 Staphylococcus aureus isolates from humans, raw meat and soil in South Korea were investigated. Several close relationships based on molecular evidence such as staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) type, spa gene type, PFGE, the presence of virulence genes and the nucleotide sequences of 12 chromosomal genes suggested the transmissibility of...
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