Optical mapping reveals a large genetic inversion between two methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains.
AuthorsShukla SK, Kislow J, Briska A, Henkhaus J, Dykes C,
JournalJ Bacteriol
PubMed ID19542272
Staphylococcus aureus is a highly versatile and evolving bacterium of great clinical importance. S. aureus can evolve by acquiring single nucleotide polymorphisms and mobile genetic elements and by recombination events. Identification and location of novel genomic elements in a bacterial genome are not straightforward, unless the whole genome is sequenced. ... More