FIGURE 5.

Multi Locus Sequence Typing (MLST) of 26 MRSA strains isolated from food illegally imported into the EU. The isolated were clustered according to seven housekeeping genes using a minimum spanning tree (MST). A different randomized color was attributed to each sequence type (ST). MRSA strains belonging to the same ST are displayed surrounded by dotted boxes. Information referring to sample type/country of origin/confiscation point/date of confiscation: DD.MM.YYYY/resistance profile is given in brackets for each MRSA strain, following the strain code. Abbreviations used: AT, Austria; ES, Spain; RO, Romania.