The newly described mecA homologue, mecALGA251, is present in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from a diverse range of host species

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2809-2813

  Paterson, G K ^a   Larsen, A R ^b   Robb, A ^c   Edwards, G E ^c   Pennycott, T W ^d   Foster, G ^d   Mot, D ^e   Hermans, K ^e   Baert, K ^f   Peacock, S J ^g,h   Parkhill, J ^h   Zadoks, R N ^i,j   Holmes, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^c STOBHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^e GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^f RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND FOREST INBO   (Belgium)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^h WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^j MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Animal infections; Animal reservoirs; MRSA; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CEFOXITIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FUSIDIC ACID; KANAMYCIN; LINEZOLID; MECA LGA251 PROTEIN; METICILLIN; NORFLOXACIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2A; PENICILLIN G; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; RIFAMPICIN; SPA PROTEIN; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BROTH DILUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; DOG; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PHENOTYPE; RABBIT; RAT; SEAL; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84869454248     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dks329     Document Type: Article

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