Whole Genome Sequencing of Danish Staphylococcus argenteus Reveals a Genetically Diverse Collection with Clear Separation from Staphylococcus aureus

Staphylococcus argenteus (S. argenteus) is a newly identified Staphylococcus species that has been misidentified as Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and is clinically relevant. We identified 25 S. argenteus genomes in our collection of whole genome sequenced S. aureus. These genomes were compared t...

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Main Authors: Thomas A. Hansen, Mette D. Bartels, Silje V. Høgh, Lone E. Dons, Michael Pedersen, Thøger G. Jensen, Michael Kemp, Marianne N. Skov, Heidi Gumpert, Peder Worning, Henrik Westh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01512/full