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Molecular epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus from Lambaréné, Gabon.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Dec 2016
Okuda K V, Toepfner N, Alabi A S, Arnold B, Bélard S, Falke U, Menschner L, Monecke S, Ruppelt-Lorz A, Berner R
Abstract excerpt
While there is an abundance of data on the epidemiology and molecular typing of Staphylococcus aureus, especially those carrying Panton-Valentine leucocidin (PVL) genes or mecA from Western Europe, Northern America and Australia, comparably few studies target African strains. In this study, we characterised genes associated with virulence and resistance, as well the phylogenetic background of S. aureus from...
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