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Kelli L. Palmer
Researcher at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
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Citations - 141
Kelli L. Palmer is an academic researcher from Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. The author has contributed to research in topics: Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus & Staphylococcus aureus. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 131 citations.
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Comparative Genomics of Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains and Their Positions within the Clade Most Commonly Associated with Methicillin-Resistant S. aureus Hospital-Acquired Infection in the United States
Veronica N. Kos,Veronica N. Kos,Christopher A. Desjardins,Allison D. Griggs,Gustavo C. Cerqueira,Andries J. van Tonder,Matthew T. G. Holden,Paul A. Godfrey,Kelli L. Palmer,Kip L Bodi,Emmanuel F. Mongodin,Jennifer R. Wortman,Michael Feldgarden,Trevor D. Lawley,Steven R. Gill,Brian J. Haas,Bruce W. Birren,Michael S. Gilmore,Michael S. Gilmore +18 more
TL;DR: To understand the nature of VRSA strains, high-quality draft genome sequences were determined and nucleotide sequences of the genomes of all available VRSA were examined, finding a constellation of traits that appears to be optimized for proliferation in precisely the types of polymicrobic infection where transfer could occur.