title: Analysis on distribution of insertion sequence IS431 in clinical isolates of staphylococci.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hygiene, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, S-1, W-17, Chuo-ku, 060-8556, Sapporo, Japan.nkobayas@sapmed.ac.jp
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alam
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Urasawa
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D004269:DNA, Bacterial