Diversity of SCCmec Elements in Staphylococcus aureus as Observed in South-Eastern Germany

SCCmec elements are very important mobile genetic elements in Staphylococci that carry beta-lactam resistance genes mecA/mecC, recombinase genes and a variety of accessory genes. Twelve main types and a couple of variants have yet been described. In addition, there are also other SCC elements harbou...

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Published in:PLoS One
Main Authors: Monecke, Stefan, Jatzwauk, Lutz, Müller, Elke, Nitschke, Hedda, Pfohl, Katharina, Slickers, Peter, Reissig, Annett, Ruppelt-Lorz, Antje, Ehricht, Ralf
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5029946/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27648947
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0162654
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