Molecular Characteristics and Distribution of Virulence Genes among <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Complex Isolates Derived from Vascular Access Infections

<div>MLST minimum spanning tree (MST) analysis of the 56 <i>S. aureus</i> complex (SAC) isolates, including methicillin-resistant <i>S. aureus</i> (MRSA), methicillin-sensitive <i>S. aureus</i> (MSSA), and <i>S. argenteus</i>. Each color inside the circles represents the SAC (red, MRSA; yellow, MSSA; blue, <i>S. argenteus</i>). The <i>spa</i> type is indicated in blue font and the virulence factors are represented in red italic font. The lines connecting pairs of STs indicate their difference in alleles that one allele (thick lines), two alleles (thin lines), or three to seven alleles (dashed lines).</div>

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

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Figure 1: Molecular Characteristics and Distribution of Virulence Genes among <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Complex Isolates Derived from Vascular Access Infections 

Figure 1 | Molecular Characteristics and Distribution of Virulence Genes among Staphylococcus aureus Complex Isolates Derived from Vascular Access Infections 