Whole genome sequencing of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

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Published in Lancet on April 21, 2001

Authors

M Kuroda1, T Ohta, I Uchiyama, T Baba, H Yuzawa, I Kobayashi, L Cui, A Oguchi, K Aoki, Y Nagai, J Lian, T Ito, M Kanamori, H Matsumaru, A Maruyama, H Murakami, A Hosoyama, Y Mizutani-Ui, N K Takahashi, T Sawano, R Inoue, C Kaito, K Sekimizu, H Hirakawa, S Kuhara, S Goto, J Yabuzaki, M Kanehisa, A Yamashita, K Oshima, K Furuya, C Yoshino, T Shiba, M Hattori, N Ogasawara, H Hayashi, K Hiramatsu

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1: Hiramatsu, Department of Bacteriology, Juntendo University, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, 113-8421, Tokyo, Japan.

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