New update on molecular diversity of clinical Staphylococcus aureus isolates in Iran: antimicrobial resistance, adhesion and virulence factors, biofilm formation and SCCmec typing.
Mahtab TabandehHami KaboosiMojtaba Taghizadeh ArmakiAbazar PournajafFatemeh Peyravii GhadikolaiiPublished in: Molecular biology reports (2022)
Data show the high prevalence rates of virulence elements among S. aureus isolates, especially MRSA strains. This result might be attributed to antibiotic pressure, facilitating clonal selection.