Publication Date:
2016-01-01
Description:
The staphylococcal cassette chromosome (SCC) element can carry resistance genes to antibiotics, disinfectants, and heavy metals, contributing to the survival of strains in the environment and causing difficulties in the treatment of staphylococcal infections. Methicillin resistance in staphylococci, which is of particular clinical significance, is encoded by staphylococcal cassette chromosome
Print ISSN:
0006-3088
Electronic ISSN:
1336-9563
Topics:
Biology
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