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The five major HA-MRSA containing clonal complexes as visualised by MLST/eBURST (CCs 45, 5, 8, 30, 22 shown in red). Names given to MRSA clones corresponding to highlighted STs are given in parentheses. Each circle is an ST. Linked STs differ at only one locus out of 7. The size of the circle reflects the frequency of the ST. Blue circles represent clonal founders, yellow circles are sub-founders. Full details concerning eBURST can be found at eburst.mlst.net.
