ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Genetic polymorphism of Staphylococcus epidermidis strains in patients of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
1 Department of Microbiology and Clinical Pharmacology,
Kulakov Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, Moscow, Russia
2 Department of Clinical and Molecular Genetics,
Kulakov Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, Moscow, Russia
3 Department of Neonatology and Pediatrics,
Kulakov Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, Moscow, Russia
Correspondence should be addressed: Alexey B. Gordeev
ul. Akademika Oparina, d. 4, Moscow, Russia, 117997; ur.sertorp.agev@weedrog
Funding: this study was supported by the Grant Agreement No. 14.607.21.0019 of the Ministry of Science and Education of the Russian Federation
dated June 5, 2014 (ID 2014-14-579-0001-065).
Contribution of the authors to this work: Gordeev AB — bioinformatics analysis of nucleotide sequences, analysis of literature, drafting of a manuscript; Lyubasovskaya LA — micribiological studies, analysis of literature, data interpretation, drafting of a manuscript; Rodchenko JV, Dubodelov DV — microbiological studies, drafting of a manuscript; Mukosey IS, Kochetkova TO — whole genome suquencing and genome assembling; Nikitina IV — research planning, data interpretation; Ionov OB, Zubkov VV — research planning, organization of biomaterial sampling; Trofimov DYu — research planning, organization of whole genome sequencing; Priputnevich TV — research planning, organization of microbiological studies, data interpretation, drafting of a manuscript. All authors participated in editing of the manuscript.