title: Horizontal gene transfer boosts MRSA spreading.
abstract: Mechanisms triggering methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) epidemics are poorly understood. A recent study provides new evidence that horizontal gene transfer may be the culprit for the emergence of new resistant and virulent MRSA clones.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kriegeskorte
authors.forename: Georg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Peters
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000472:pathogenicity*