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Comment
. 2012 Dec 27;13(12):181.
doi: 10.1186/gb-2012-13-12-181.

Irreconcilable differences: divorcing geographic mutation and recombination rates within a global MRSA clone

Todd J Treangen, Adam M Phillippy
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Irreconcilable differences: divorcing geographic mutation and recombination rates within a global MRSA clone

Todd J Treangen et al. Genome Biol. .

Abstract

A growing resource of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) genomes uncovers intriguing phylogeographic and recombination patterns and highlights challenges in identifying the source of these phenomena.

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