Abstract
We evaluated three multilocus sequence typing (MLST) schemes for Staphylococcus epidermidis and selected the seven most discriminatory loci for the formation of a new, more powerful MLST scheme. This improved scheme gave 31 sequence types (STs) and 5 clonal complexes (CCs), whereas the other schemes delineate 16 to 24 STs and 1 to 3 CCs.
Publication types
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Evaluation Study
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Algorithms
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Alleles
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Bacteremia / microbiology
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Bacterial Proteins / genetics*
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Bacterial Typing Techniques*
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DNA, Bacterial / analysis
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Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology
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Humans
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Prosthesis-Related Infections / microbiology
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
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Staphylococcus epidermidis / classification*
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Staphylococcus epidermidis / genetics*
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Staphylococcus epidermidis / isolation & purification
Substances
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Bacterial Proteins
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DNA, Bacterial
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