title: Improved multilocus sequence typing scheme for Staphylococcus epidermidis.
abstract: We evaluated three multilocus sequence typing (MLST) schemes for Staphylococcus epidermidis and selected the seven most discriminatory loci for the formation of a new, more powerful MLST scheme. This improved scheme gave 31 sequence types (STs) and 5 clonal complexes (CCs), whereas the other schemes delineate 16 to 24 STs and 1 to 3 CCs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, St. Mary's Hospital Campus, Imperial College London, London W2 1PG, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Jonathan C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Miguel R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Vargas
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miragaia
authors.forename: Sharon J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Peacock
authors.forename: Gordon L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Archer
authors.forename: Mark C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Enright
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000483:Alleles; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial