Global spread of three multidrug-resistant lineages of Staphylococcus epidermidis
Global spread of three multidrug-resistant lineages of Staphylococcus epidermidis
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Lee, Jean Y. H. , Monk, Ian R. , Gonçalves da Silva, Anders , Seemann, Torsten , Chua, Kyra Y. L. , Kearns, Angela , Hill, Robert , Woodford, Neil , Bartels, Mette D. , Strommenger, Birgit , Laurent, Frederic , Dodémont, Magali , Deplano, Ariane , Patel, Robin , Larsen, Anders R. , Korman, Tony M. , Stinear, Timothy P. and Howden, Benjamin P.
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Staphylococcus epidermidis
is a conspicuous member of the human microbiome, widely present on healthy skin. Here we show that
S. epidermidis
has also evolved to become a formidable nosocomial pathogen. Using genomics, we reveal that three multidrug-resistant, hospital-adapted lineages of
S. epidermidis
(two ST2 and one ST23) have eme...
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Global spread of three multidrug-resistant lineages of Staphylococcus epidermidis
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Author / Creator
Monk, Ian R.
Gonçalves da Silva, Anders
Seemann, Torsten
Chua, Kyra Y. L.
Kearns, Angela
Hill, Robert
Woodford, Neil
Bartels, Mette D.
Strommenger, Birgit
Laurent, Frederic
Dodémont, Magali
Deplano, Ariane
Patel, Robin
Larsen, Anders R.
Korman, Tony M.
Stinear, Timothy P.
Howden, Benjamin P.
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6660648
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6660648
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2058-5276
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2058-5276
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10.1038/s41564-018-0230-7
