Distinct genotypic clusters of heterogeneously and homogeneously methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from a Greek hospital

Tassios, PT; Vatopoulos, AC; Xanthaki, A; Mainas, E; Goering, RV; Legakis, NJ

dc.contributor.author	Tassios, PT	en
dc.contributor.author	Vatopoulos, AC	en
dc.contributor.author	Xanthaki, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Mainas, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Goering, RV	en
dc.contributor.author	Legakis, NJ	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:46:25Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:46:25Z
dc.date.issued	1997	en
dc.identifier.issn	0934-9723	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/24902
dc.subject.classification	Infectious Diseases	en
dc.subject.classification	Microbiology	en
dc.subject.other	GEL-ELECTROPHORESIS	en
dc.subject.other	EXPRESSION	en
dc.subject.other	STRAINS	en
dc.title	Distinct genotypic clusters of heterogeneously and homogeneously methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from a Greek hospital	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	1997	en
heal.abstract	Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains isolated over a one-year period from a Greek hospital were tested for their levels of resistance to methicillin by population analysis. Heterogeneously resistant strains belonged to classes I, II, and II/III, whereas homogeneously resistant ones belonged to class IV. Strains of all classes possessed the mecA gene. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) of Smal-digested genomic DNA revealed that all heterogeneously resistant strains were related. Homogeneously resistant strains were also closely related, but in a cluster distinct from the heterogeneous one. The methicillin-sensitive strains displayed a greater variety of PFGE types compared to MRSA isolates.	en
heal.publisher	MMW MEDIZIN VERLAG GMBH	en
heal.journalName	EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:A1997WQ41700013	en
dc.identifier.volume	16	en
dc.identifier.issue	2	en
dc.identifier.spage	170	en
dc.identifier.epage	173	en