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Multilocus sequence typing and further genetic characterization of the enigmatic pathogen, Staphylococcus hominis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Zhang Liangfen, Thomas Jonathan C, Miragaia Maria, Bouchami Ons, Chaves Fernando, d'Azevedo Pedro A, Aanensen David M, de Lencastre Herminia, Gray Barry M, Robinson D Ashley
Abstract excerpt
Staphylococcus hominis is a commensal resident of human skin and an opportunistic pathogen. The species is subdivided into two subspecies, S. hominis subsp. hominis and S. hominis subsp. novobiosepticus, which are difficult to distinguish. To investigate the evolution and epidemiology of S. hominis, a total of 108 isolates collected from 10 countries over 40 years were characterized by classical phenotypic...
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