Type V staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec in community staphylococci from Australia.

ABSTRACT: Twenty Australian community staphylococci harboring the type V staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) were found to belong to eight multilocus sequence types. Five were previously unreported novel type V SCCmec elements. The mec complexes were of two types, based on the polymorphisms in the IS431 transposase genes. Five isolates were multiresistant.

SUBMITTER: O'Brien FG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1315930 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature