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Staphylococcus aureus strains of type 95. Spread of a single clone

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2009

V. T. Rosdahl ,
W. Witte ,
M. Musser  and
J. O. Jarløv
V. T. Rosdahl*
Affiliation:
Staphylococcus Laboratory, Statens Seruminstitut, Artillerivej 5, DK-2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark
W. Witte
Affiliation:
Robert-Koch-Institut, Bereich Wernigerode, Wernigerode, Germany
M. Musser
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
J. O. Jarløv
Affiliation:
Staphylococcus Laboratory, Statens Seruminstitut, Artillerivej 5, DK-2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark
*
*Correspondence and requests for reprints to: Vibeke Thnmdrup Rosdahl, Stnphylococcus Laboratory, Statens Senuninistut, Artillerivej 5. DK-2300 Copenhagen S. Denmark.
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Staphylococcus aureus strains of type 95 in Denmark have increased to a frequency of 20% of the total S. aureus population. A clonal origin and possible subdivision of these strains have been discussed. In the present investigation 35 epidemiologically unrelated S. aureus strains of type 95 as well as reference strains of other types have been analysed by other typing techniques including lectintyping, multilocus enzyme electrophoresis and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis of genomic restriction fragments. No subdivision could be achieved based on any of these methods and a clonal origin seems therefore possible.

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Epidemiology & Infection , Volume 113 , Issue 3 , December 1994 , pp. 463 - 470
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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