Structural comparison of three types of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec integrated in the chromosome in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

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Published in Antimicrob Agents Chemother on May 01, 2001

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T Ito1, Y Katayama, K Asada, N Mori, K Tsutsumimoto, C Tiensasitorn, K Hiramatsu

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1: Department of Bacteriology, Juntendo University, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan.

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