"Evolution of MRSA" by Jaiden Tu and Patricia M. Gray

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Evolutionary GEM: The Evolution of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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Jaiden Tu, University of Western OntarioFollow
Patricia M. Gray, University of Western OntarioFollow

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Abstract

Since 1961, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has evolved through both single locus gene variation and horizontal gene transfer. By the late 1970s, the emergence of new SCCmec allotypes marked the beginning of a worldwide MRSA pandemic. The continuous and rapid evolution of MRSA, in response to new antibiotics, remains a major public health issue worldwide.

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10.5206/wurjhns.2017-18.22

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Tu, Jaiden and Gray, Patricia M. (2017) "Evolutionary GEM: The Evolution of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus," WURJ: Health and Natural Sciences: Vol. 8: Iss. 1, Article 27.
DOI: 10.5206/wurjhns.2017-18.22
Available at: https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/wurjhns/vol8/iss1/27

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