Genome sequencing and molecular characterisation of Staphylococcus aureus ST772-MRSA-V, “Bengal Bay Clone”
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- 20 December 2013
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Research Notes
- Vol. 6 (1) , 548
Abstract
The PVL-positive ST772-MRSA-V is an emerging community-associated (CA-) MRSA clone that has been named Bengal Bay Clone since most patients have epidemiological connections to the Indian subcontinent. It is found increasingly common in other areas of the world.Keywords
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