Figure 1.
Phylogenetic relationships between MRSA isolates positive for mecALGA251. An unrooted phylogenetic tree using the concatenated MLST allele sequences showing the relationship between all STs in which the divergent mecA gene has been found. The CCs of related STs are indicated in italic text. The STs of isolates that are described in this study are indicated in bold text. The tree was generated using Geneious v5.6 (www.geneious.com) using the Tamura-Nei distance model for genetic distance and the tree built using neighbour-joining with no outgroup.