Genomic profile of Brazilian methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus resembles clones dispersed worldwide.

CONCLUSIONS: Our comparative genomic analysis showed that there is no pattern of virulence gene distribution among the clones analysed in the different regions. The Brazilian strains showed similarity with clones from several continents.
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Source: Journal of Medical Microbiology - March 21, 2019 Category: Microbiology Authors: de Carvalho SP, de Almeida JB, de Freitas LM, Guimarães AMS, do Nascimento NC, Dos Santos AP, Campos GB, Messick JB, Timenetsky J, Marques LM Tags: J Med Microbiol Source Type: research