Distribution of the ACME-arcA gene among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from England and Wales | Zendy

Matthew J. Ellington | Zendy; L. Yearwood | Zendy; M. Ganner | Zendy; C. East | Zendy; Angela Kearns | Zendy

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Distribution of the ACME-arcA gene among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from England and Wales

Author(s) -

Matthew J. Ellington,

L. Yearwood,

M. Ganner,

C. East,

Angela Kearns

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124

H-Index - 194

eISSN - 1460-2091

pISSN - 0305-7453

DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkm422

Subject(s) - microbiology and biotechnology , biology , clindamycin , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , staphylococcus aureus , multilocus sequence typing , sccmec , antibiotic resistance , staphylococcal infections , genetics , gene , antibiotics , genotype , bacteria

The ST8-SCCmecIVa (USA300) methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clone can harbour the arginine catabolic mobile element (ACME). The arc gene cluster within the ACME may function as a virulence or strain survival factor. We determined the distribution of the ACME-associated arcA gene among genetically diverse MRSA from around England and Wales.

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