Loss of themecAGene during Storage of Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureusStrains
- 1 March 2005
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 43 (3) , 1361-5
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.43.3.1361-1365.2005
Abstract
The mecA gene was lost in 36 (14.4%) of 250 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates after 2 years of storage at -80 degrees C with the Microbank system (Pro-lab Diagnostics, Austin, Tex.). Further analysis of 35 of these isolates confirmed loss of the mecA gene in 32 isolates. This finding has important implications for the management of strain collections.Keywords
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