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Population structure of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from five Mediterranean countries: evidence for frequent recombination and epidemic occurrence of CC235.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Maatallah Makaoui, Cheriaa Jihane, Backhrouf Amina, Iversen Aina, Grundmann Hajo, Do Thuy, Lanotte Philippe, Mastouri Maha, Elghmati Mohamed Salem, Rojo Fernando, Mejdi Snoussi, Giske Christian G
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Several studies in recent years have provided evidence that Pseudomonas aeruginosa has a non-clonal population structure punctuated by highly successful epidemic clones or clonal complexes. The role of recombination in the diversification of P. aeruginosa clones has been suggested, but not yet demonstrated using multi-locus sequence typing (MLST). Isolates of P. aeruginosa from five Mediterranean countries...
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