Phylogenetically distinct Staphylococcus aureus lineage prevalent among indigenous communities in northern Australia.
The aim was to determine the evolutionary position of the Staphylococcus aureus clonal complex 75 (CC75) that is prevalent in tropical northern Australia. Sequencing of gap, rpoB, sodA, tuf, and hsp60 and the multilocus sequence typing loci revealed a clear separation between conventional S. aureus and CC75 and significant diversity within CC75.
Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
Jacklyn W S
JW
Ng
Deborah C
DC
Holt
Rachael A
RA
Lilliebridge
Alex J
AJ
Stephens
Flavia
F
Huygens
Steven Y C
SY
Tong
Bart J
BJ
Currie
Philip M
PM
Giffard
D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D002353:Carrier State / Q000382:microbiology*; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial