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

Gavin K. Paterson | Zendy; Anders Rhod Larsen | Zendy; Andrew Robb | Zendy; G. Edwards | Zendy; TW Pennycott | Zendy; Geoffrey Foster | Zendy; Dorien Mot | Zendy; Katleen Hermans | Zendy; Kristof Baert | Zendy; Sharon J. Peacock | Zendy; Julian Parkhill | Zendy; Ruth N. Zadoks | Zendy; Mark A. Holmes | Zendy

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

Author(s) -

Gavin K. Paterson,

Anders Rhod Larsen,

Andrew Robb,

G. Edwards,

TW Pennycott,

Geoffrey Foster,

Dorien Mot,

Katleen Hermans,

Kristof Baert,

Sharon J. Peacock,

Julian Parkhill,

Ruth N. Zadoks,

Mark A. Holmes

Publication year - 2012

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/dks329

Subject(s) - microbiology and biotechnology , sccmec , biology , staphylococcus aureus , linezolid , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , clindamycin , multilocus sequence typing , tetracycline , virology , antibiotics , genotype , bacteria , vancomycin , genetics , gene

A previously unidentified mecA homologue, mecA(LGA251), has recently been described in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from humans and dairy cattle. The origin and epidemiology of this novel homologue are unclear. The objective of this study was to provide basic descriptive information of MRSA isolates harbouring mecA(LGA251) from a range of host animal species.

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