Discrimination of epidemic and nonepidemic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains on the basis of protein A gene polymorphism.

doi:10.1128/jcm.32.3.846-847.1994

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Discrimination of epidemic and nonepidemic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains on the basis of protein A gene polymorphism.

Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Mar 1994

Frénay H M, Theelen J P, Schouls L M, Vandenbroucke-Grauls C M, Verhoef J, van Leeuwen W J, Mooi F R

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The X region of the protein A gene of Staphylococcus aureus contains a highly polymorphic sequence which is composed of repeats of 24 bp. We used amplification by PCR to investigate whether this region could be used to discriminate between epidemic and nonepidemic methicillin-resistant S. aureus...

Topics

Base Sequence
Cross Infection
DNA Primers
DNA, Bacterial
Disease Outbreaks
Genes, Bacterial
Genetic Markers
Humans
Methicillin Resistance
Molecular Sequence Data
Phenotype
Polymorphism, Genetic
Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
Staphylococcal Infections

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PMID: 8195406
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.32.3.846-847.1994
PMCID: PMC263139

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