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SUBMITTER: Miragaia M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2224289 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of clinical microbiology 20071107 1
In the present study we give some direction on the selection of the most appropriate typing method(s) to be used for the characterization of Staphylococcus epidermidis, in view of the most recent findings on the evolution, population structure, and epidemiology of this species. In order to achieve this aim, quantitative assessment of the correlation of the results of three typing methods--pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), multilocus sequence typing (MLST), and staphylococcal chromosomal c ...[more]