title: Complete Genome Sequences of Two Prolific Biofilm-Forming Staphylococcus aureus Isolates Belonging to USA300 and EMRSA-15 Clonal Lineages.
abstract: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) causes serious infections that are even more difficult to treat when associated with a biofilm phenotype that facilitates evasion of the host immune system and antibiotics. As a first step toward understanding the mechanisms underlying biofilm formation, we sequenced the genomes of two prolific biofilm-forming strains belonging to the two most important globally disseminated clonal lineages, USA300 and EMRSA-15.
authors: Department of Medical Microbiology, Vaccine & Infectious Disease Institute, Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium.
authors: J S
authors: JS
authors: Sabirova
authors: Department of Medical Microbiology, Vaccine & Infectious Disease Institute, Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium.
authors: B B
authors: BB
authors: Xavier
authors: Viral Genetics Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
authors: J-P
authors: JP
authors: Hernalsteens
authors: H
authors: H
authors: De Greve
authors: Department of Medical Microbiology, Vaccine & Infectious Disease Institute, Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Ieven
authors: Department of Medical Microbiology, Vaccine & Infectious Disease Institute, Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium.
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Goossens
authors: Department of Medical Microbiology, Vaccine & Infectious Disease Institute, Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium surbhi.malhotra@uantwerpen.be.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Malhotra-Kumar