Detection of capsular genotypes of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and clonal distribution of the cap5 and cap8 genes in clinical isolates.

Abstract excerpt

Up until now, the capsular polysaccharides of Staphylococcus aureus have been classified into 11 types, of which only 2 types 5 and 8; (encoded by the genes cap5 and cap8, respectively) are present in 80-90% of clinically significant strains. The aim of the present study was to detect the capsular genotypes of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) clinical isolates and determined their clonal distribution. A...

Topics

Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.

• Share to Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
• Share to Genotype