Intraspecific diversity of Staphylococcus aureus populations isolated from cystic fibrosis respiratory infections.

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Long-term associations within an individual host allow bacterial populations to diversify over time, sometimes resulting in the coexistence of multiple species or variants of the same species. Traditional methods for identifying infective agents generally involve isolating a single pathogen and potentially even a single colony from a given sample. While screening samples for virulent or difficult-to-treat...

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