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From types to trees: reconstructing the spatial spread of Staphylococcus aureus based on DNA variation.
International journal of medical microbiology : IJMM - 1 Dec 2011
Nübel Ulrich, Strommenger Birgit, Layer Franziska, Witte Wolfgang
Abstract excerpt
Tracing the spatial spread of pathogens is a key objective of molecular infectious disease epidemiology. Accordingly, a wide range of genotyping approaches have been used to monitor the dissemination of Staphylococcus aureus strains, from localized outbreaks to global spread. We provide a critica...
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