A new class of genetic element, staphylococcus cassette chromosome mec, encodes methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus.

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Published in Antimicrob Agents Chemother on June 01, 2000

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Y Katayama1, T Ito, K Hiramatsu

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1: Department of Bacteriology, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan.

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