Redefining a Structural Variant of Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec , SCC mec Type VI
- 1 October 2006
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
- Vol. 50 (10), 3457-3459
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.00629-06
Abstract
Previously we identified a SCCmec variant similar in size to type IV but with a new ccrAB allotype, allotype 4. We addressed the epidemiological relevance of this variant and found it among several strains belonging to the same clone. We propose to rename this structural variant SCCmec type VI.Keywords
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