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Evolution of MRSA During Hospital Transmission and Intercontinental Spread
- Simon R. Harris1,*,
- Edward J. Feil2,*,
- Matthew T. G. Holden1,
- Michael A. Quail1,
- Emma K. Nickerson3,4,
- Narisara Chantratita3,
- Susana Gardete5,6,
- Ana Tavares5,
- Nick Day3,7,
- Jodi A. Lindsay8,
- Jonathan D. Edgeworth9,10,
- Hermínia de Lencastre5,6,
- Julian Parkhill1,
- Sharon J. Peacock3,4,
- Stephen D. Bentley1,†
- 1The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 15A, UK.
- 2Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, South Building, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK.
- 3Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
- 4Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK.
- 5Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2780-156 Oeiras, Portugal.
- 6Laboratory of Microbiology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA.
- 7Centre for Clinical Vaccinology and Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7LJ, UK.
- 8Centre for Infection, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, St. George’s, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 0RE, UK.
- 9Department of Infectious Diseases, King’s College London, Guy’s, King’s, and St. Thomas’ Medical School, Guy’s Hospital, London SE1 9RT, UK.
- 10Directorate of Infection, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ National Health Service Foundation Trust, London SE1 7EH, UK.
- ↵†To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: sdb{at}sanger.ac.uk
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Science 22 Jan 2010:
Vol. 327, Issue 5964, pp. 469-474
DOI: 10.1126/science.1182395
Vol. 327, Issue 5964, pp. 469-474
DOI: 10.1126/science.1182395
Simon R. Harris
1The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 15A, UK.
Edward J. Feil
2Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, South Building, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK.
Matthew T. G. Holden
1The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 15A, UK.
Michael A. Quail
1The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 15A, UK.
Emma K. Nickerson
3Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
4Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK.
Narisara Chantratita
3Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Susana Gardete
5Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2780-156 Oeiras, Portugal.
6Laboratory of Microbiology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Ana Tavares
5Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2780-156 Oeiras, Portugal.
Nick Day
3Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
7Centre for Clinical Vaccinology and Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7LJ, UK.
Jodi A. Lindsay
8Centre for Infection, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, St. George’s, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 0RE, UK.
Jonathan D. Edgeworth
9Department of Infectious Diseases, King’s College London, Guy’s, King’s, and St. Thomas’ Medical School, Guy’s Hospital, London SE1 9RT, UK.
10Directorate of Infection, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ National Health Service Foundation Trust, London SE1 7EH, UK.
Hermínia de Lencastre
5Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2780-156 Oeiras, Portugal.
6Laboratory of Microbiology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Julian Parkhill
1The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 15A, UK.
Sharon J. Peacock
3Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
4Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK.
Stephen D. Bentley
1The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 15A, UK.
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