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Complete Genome Sequence of the MRSA Isolate HC1335 from ST239 Lineage Displaying a Truncated AgrC Histidine Kinase Receptor.
Genome biology and evolution - 30 Oct 2016
Botelho Ana M N, Costa Maiana O C, Beltrame Cristiana O, Ferreira Fabienne A, Lima Nicholas C B, Costa Bruno S S, de Morais Guilherme L, Souza Rangel C, Almeida Luiz G P, Vasconcelos Ana T R, Nicolás Marisa F, Figueiredo Agnes M S
Abstract excerpt
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is still one of the most important hospital pathogen globally. The multiresistant isolates of the ST239-SCCmecIII lineage are spread over large geographic regions, colonizing and infecting hospital patients in virtually all continents. The balance between fitness (adaptability) and virulence potential is likely to represent an important issue in the clonal shift...
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