A novel hybrid SCCmec-mecC region in Staphylococcus sciuri

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 911-918

  Harrison, Ewan M ^a   Paterson, Gavin K ^a   Holden, Matthew T G ^b   Ba, Xiaoliang ^a   Rolo, Joana ^c   Morgan, Fiona J E ^a   Pichon, Bruno ^d   Kearns, Angela ^d   Zadoks, Ruth N ^e,f   Peacock, Sharon J ^b,g   Parkhill, Julian ^b   Holmes, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA QUÍMICA E BIOLÓGICA   (Portugal)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^e MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

MecA; MRSA; lactams

Indexed keywords

OXACILLIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHROMOSOME; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME; HYBRID; LIQUID CULTURE; MICELLAR ELECTROKINETIC CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SCIURI;

MECA; MRSA; Β-LACTAMS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE ORDER; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 84896476388     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkt452     Document Type: Article

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