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SUBMITTER: Otokunefor K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3421788 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Otokunefor Kome K Sloan Tim T Kearns Angela M AM James Richard R
Journal of clinical microbiology 20120620 9
Limited comprehensive molecular typing data exist currently for Panton-Valentine leucocidin (PVL)-positive, methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (PVL-MSSA) clinical isolates. Characterization of PVL-MSSA isolates by multilocus sequence typing (MLST) and spa typing in this study showed a genetic similarity to PVL-positive, methicillin-resistant S. aureus (PVL-MRSA) strains, although three novel spa types and a novel MLST (ST1518) were detected. Furthermore, the detection of PVL phages and ...[more]