Investigation of Methicillin-Resistant “Staphylococcus aureus” strains from Satu Mare using Molecular Biology Techniques
Keywords:
mecA, MRSA, nucA, PCR, Staphylococcus aureus.Abstract
Staphylococcus aureus s a clinically important bacteria. It causes mild to severe, often life-threatening infections. A total of 51 Staphylococcus strains were analyzed in this study using polymerase chain reaction. 33%f the strains were confirmed as S. aureus, and none of these were resistant to methicillin.
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