Improved multilocus sequence typing scheme for Staphylococcus epidermidis.
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.
Thomas
Jonathan C
JC
Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, St. Mary's Hospital Campus, Imperial College London, London W2 1PG, United Kingdom.
Vargas
Miguel R
MR
Miragaia
Maria
M
Peacock
Sharon J
SJ
Archer
Gordon L
GL
Enright
Mark C
MC
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
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial