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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2009, p. 2295-2300, Vol. 47, No. 7
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00122-09
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Phylogenetically Distinct Staphylococcus aureus Lineage Prevalent among Indigenous Communities in Northern Australia{triangledown}

Jacklyn W. S. Ng,1 Deborah C. Holt,1 Rachael A. Lilliebridge,1 Alex J. Stephens,2 Flavia Huygens,2 Steven Y. C. Tong,1 Bart J. Currie,1 and Philip M. Giffard1*

Menzies School of Health Research, Institute of Advanced Studies, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia,1 Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia2

Received 17 January 2009/ Returned for modification 25 February 2009/ Accepted 30 April 2009

The aim was to determine the evolutionary position of the Staphylococcus aureus clonal complex 75 (CC75) that is prevalent in tropical northern Australia. Sequencing of gap, rpoB, sodA, tuf, and hsp60 and the multilocus sequence typing loci revealed a clear separation between conventional S. aureus and CC75 and significant diversity within CC75.


* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Menzies School of Health Research, P.O. Box 41096, Casuarina, 0811 Northern Territory, Australia. Phone: 61(8) 8922 8196. Fax: 61(8) 8927 5187. E-mail: phil.giffard{at}menzies.edu.au

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 6 May 2009.


Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2009, p. 2295-2300, Vol. 47, No. 7
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00122-09
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.