Plasmid-borne antimicrobial resistance of staphylococcus aureus isolated in a hospital in Lisbon, Portugal
- Authors: Costa SS, Couto I, Fessler AT, Kadlec K, Melo-Cristino J, Palma C, Schwarz S, Viveiros M
- Publication Year: 2016
- Journal: Microbial Drug Resistance
- Link: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/mdr.2015.0352%20
Plasmids play a key role in the genetic plasticity and survival of Staphylococcus aureus in challenging environments. Although many S. aureus plasmids have been described, still few studies portray the plasmid content of a given S. aureus population. The aim of this work was to characterize the plasmids carried by a collection of 53 S. […]
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