Population biology of Gram-positive pathogens: high-risk clones for dissemination of antibiotic resistance

Oxford University Press (OUP) - Tập 35 Số 5 - Trang 872-900 - 2011
Rob J. L. Willems1, William P. Hanage2, Debra E. Bessen3, Edward J. Feil4
1Dept of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
2Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA;
3Department of Microbiology and Immunology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA
4Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath, UK

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