Analysis on distribution of insertion sequence IS431 in clinical isolates of staphylococci.
Distribution of insertion sequence IS431 in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, and Staphylococcus haemolyticus was investigated. Except for methicillin susceptible-S. aureus (MSSA), IS431 was detected in all isolates of the three staphylococcal species. In MSSA, only 20% of isolates with distinct coagulase types and genetic types possessed IS431. In a few MSSA isolates, an IS431 variant with internal deletion was found.
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Department of Hygiene, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, S-1, W-17, Chuo-ku, 060-8556, Sapporo, Japan.nkobayas@sapmed.ac.jp
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Urasawa
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D001483:Base Sequence; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D005798:Genes, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000235:genetics*
D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D004269:DNA, Bacterial