Evolutionary origin of the staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec).
Several lines of evidence indicate that the most primitive staphylococcal species, those of the Staphylococcus sciuri group, were involved in the first stages of evolution of the staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec), the genetic element carrying the β-lactam resistance gene mecA However,...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2017
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