Fig. 2. Dated phylogenetic tree, including the six Korean MRSA SCCmec V strains and other MRSA SCCmec V strains with complete genomes (N= 57) available from the National Center for Biotechnology Information database. Strain HL24830 appears around 2010 and is situated near strain ER03364.3 from the USA. The six Korean SCCmec V stains may have emerged during 2000–2010.
Abbreviations: MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; SCCmec V, staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type V.

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