Prevalence and properties of mecC methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in bovine bulk tank milk in Great Britain | Zendy

Gavin K. Paterson | Zendy; Fiona J. E. Morgan | Zendy; Ewan M. Harrison | Zendy; Sharon J. Peacock | Zendy; Julian Parkhill | Zendy; Ruth N. Zadoks | Zendy; Mark A. Holmes | Zendy

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Prevalence and properties of mecC methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in bovine bulk tank milk in Great Britain

Author(s) -

Gavin K. Paterson,

Fiona J. E. Morgan,

Ewan M. Harrison,

Sharon J. Peacock,

Julian Parkhill,

Ruth N. Zadoks,

Mark A. Holmes

Publication year - 2013

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/dkt417

Subject(s) - staphylococcus aureus , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , microbiology and biotechnology , dairy cattle , bovine milk , micrococcaceae , medicine , cattle diseases , veterinary medicine , antibiotics , biology , antibacterial agent , food science , zoology , bacteria , genetics

mecC methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) represent a newly recognized form of MRSA, distinguished by the possession of a divergent mecA homologue, mecC. The first isolate to be identified came from bovine milk, but there are few data on the prevalence of mecC MRSA among dairy cattle. The aim of this study was to conduct a prevalence study of mecC MRSA among dairy farms in Great Britain.

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