Whole genome sequencing identifies zoonotic transmission of MRSA isolates with the novel mecA homologue mecC

EMBO Molecular Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 509-515

  Harrison, Ewan M ^a   Paterson, Gavin K ^a   Holden, Matthew T G ^b   Larsen, Jesper ^c   Stegger, Marc ^c   Larsen, Anders Rhod ^c   Petersen, Andreas ^c   Skov, Robert L ^c   Christensen, Judit Marta ^d   Bak Zeuthen, Anne ^d   Heltberg, Ole ^d   Harris, Simon R ^b   Zadoks, Ruth N ^e   Parkhill, Julian ^b   Peacock, Sharon J ^b,f   Holmes, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^d SLAGELSE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cattle; mecC; MRSA; Sheep; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFUROXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; DICLOXACILLIN; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; RIFAMPICIN; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; FEMALE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE ABSCESS; MECA GENE; MECC GENE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SKIN ABSCESS; SURGICAL INFECTION;

AGED; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; FEMALE; GENOME, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; LIVESTOCK; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SHEEP; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; ZOONOSES;

EID: 84875811675     PISSN: 17574676     EISSN: 17574684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/emmm.201202413     Document Type: Article

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