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PCR for the identification of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains using a single primer pair specific for SCCmec elements and the neighbouring chromosome-borne orfX C. Cuny, W. Witte Clinical Microbiology and Infection Volume 11, Issue 10, Pages 834-837 (October 2005) DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2005.01236.x Copyright © 2005 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

Fig. 1 PCR products obtained with the rjmec–ORFX1r primer set. Lanes: 1, NCTC 10442 (I); 2, N315 (II); 3, 85/2082 (III); 4, 1155/93 (IV); 5, methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA), NCTC 8325; 6, MSSA, 2639/04; 7, MSSA, 1567/02; 8, MSSA, S. aureus M (SCCcap1); 9, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis (MRSE), S. epidermidis 208; 10, methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus epidermidis (MSSE), S. epidermidis CCM2124; 11, S. delphinii DSM20771; M, molecular size standard. SCCmec types are given in parentheses. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2005 11, 834-837DOI: (10.1111/j.1469-0691.2005.01236.x) Copyright © 2005 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions