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Hybrid genome assembly and annotation of multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus genotype ST672-SCCmec type IVd (2B).
Journal of global antimicrobial resistance - 1 Mar 2023
John Jiffy, Narendrakumar Lekshmi, Thomas Sabu, Nelson-Sathi Shijulal
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OBJECTIVES: The emergence of multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains is mainly mediated by mobile genetic elements, such as Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec (SCCmec). Currently, SCCmec elements in S. aureus are classified into 15 types, with type IV being the most common in hospital and community-associated methicillin-resistant S. aureus. Among different subtypes of SCCmec type IV strains...
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