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The population structure of Staphylococcus aureus in China and Europe assessed by multiple-locus variable number tandem repeat analysis; clues to geographical origins of emergence and dissemination.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Jan 2016
Yan X, Schouls L M, Pluister G N, Tao X, Yu X, Yin J, Song Y, Hu S, Luo F, Hu W, He L, Meng F, Donker T, Tsompanidou E, van Dijl J M, Zhang J, Grundmann H
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To compare the genetic population structure of Staphylococcus aureus from China and Europe, 1294 human isolates were characterized by multiple-locus variable number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA). In total, MLVA identified 17 MLVA complexes (MCs), comprising 260 MLVA types (MTs) among the Chinese...
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