Natural population dynamics and expansion of pathogenic clones of Staphylococcus aureus.

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Published in J Clin Invest on December 01, 2004

Authors

Damian C Melles1, Raymond F J Gorkink, Hélène A M Boelens, Susan V Snijders, Justine K Peeters, Michael J Moorhouse, Peter J van der Spek, Willem B van Leeuwen, Guus Simons, Henri A Verbrugh, Alex van Belkum

Author Affiliations

1: University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Room L-313, Dr Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands. d.melles@erasmusmc.nl

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