TY - JOUR
T1 - Loss of the mecA gene during storage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains
AU - Van Griethuysen, Arjanne
AU - Van Loo, Inge
AU - Van Belkum, Alex
AU - Vandenbroucke-Grauls, Christina
AU - Wannet, Wim
AU - Van Keulen, Peter
AU - Kluytmans, Jan
PY - 2005/3
Y1 - 2005/3
N2 - The mecA gene was lost in 36 (14.4%) of 250 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates after 2 years of storage at -80°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.
AB - The mecA gene was lost in 36 (14.4%) of 250 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates after 2 years of storage at -80°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.
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U2 - 10.1128/JCM.43.3.1361-1365.2005
DO - 10.1128/JCM.43.3.1361-1365.2005
M3 - Article
C2 - 15750108
AN - SCOPUS:14944378794
SN - 0095-1137
VL - 43
SP - 1361
EP - 1365
JO - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
JF - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
IS - 3
ER -