Genome Analysis of Staphylococcus aureus ST291, a Double Locus Variant of ST398, Reveals a Distinct Genetic Lineage

Marc Stegger; Maliha Aziz; Tomasz Chroboczek; Lance B. Price; Troels Ronco; Kristoffer Kiil; Robert L. Skov; Frederic Laurent; Paal S. Andersen

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0063008

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Genome Analysis of Staphylococcus aureus ST291, a Double Locus Variant of ST398, Reveals a Distinct Genetic Lineage

Marc Stegger ,

* E-mail: mtg@ssi.dk

Affiliations Microbiology and Infection Control, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark, Translational Genomics Research Institute, Pathogen Genomics Division, Flagstaff, Arizona, United States of America
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Maliha Aziz,

Affiliation Translational Genomics Research Institute, Pathogen Genomics Division, Flagstaff, Arizona, United States of America
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Tomasz Chroboczek,

Affiliation National Reference Center for Staphylococci, Laboratory of Bacteriology, Hôpital de la Croix Rousse, Inserm U851, Lyon, France
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Lance B. Price,

Affiliations Translational Genomics Research Institute, Pathogen Genomics Division, Flagstaff, Arizona, United States of America, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, George Washington University, Washington, D. C., United States of America
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Troels Ronco,

Affiliation Microbiology and Infection Control, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Kristoffer Kiil,

Affiliation Microbiology and Infection Control, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Robert L. Skov,

Affiliation Microbiology and Infection Control, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Frederic Laurent,

Affiliation National Reference Center for Staphylococci, Laboratory of Bacteriology, Hôpital de la Croix Rousse, Inserm U851, Lyon, France
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Paal S. Andersen

Affiliations Microbiology and Infection Control, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark, Translational Genomics Research Institute, Pathogen Genomics Division, Flagstaff, Arizona, United States of America
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Genome Analysis of Staphylococcus aureus ST291, a Double Locus Variant of ST398, Reveals a Distinct Genetic Lineage

Marc Stegger,
Maliha Aziz,
Tomasz Chroboczek,
Lance B. Price,
Troels Ronco,
Kristoffer Kiil,
Robert L. Skov,
Frederic Laurent,
Paal S. Andersen

Published: May 21, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0063008

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