Identification

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is used to identify MRSA

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SPA TYPING

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modified PCR using 10- base–long oligonucleotides of random sequences to prime DNA amplification all over the genome.1

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Arbitrarily primed PCR, or random amplified polymor- phic DNA (RAPD) assay

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performed by cutting DNA with restriction enzymes, resolving the resulting frag- ments by gel electrophoresis, and then transferring the separated fragments to a membrane for probing with a specific probe.

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Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP)

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segments of DNA that can move independently throughout the genome and insert them- selves in multiple locations

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Insertion elements

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study of causative genetic and environmental factors at the molecular level.

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Molecular epidemiol- ogy