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Identical genotypes of community‐associated MRSA ( ST 59) and livestock‐associated MRSA ( ST 9) in humans and pigs in rural China
Author(s) -
Bi Z.,
Sun C.,
Börjesson S.,
Chen B.,
Ji X.,
Berglund B.,
Wang M.,
Nilsson M.,
Yin H.,
Sun Q.,
Hulth A.,
Wang Y.,
Wu C.,
Bi Z.,
Nilsson L. E.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
zoonoses and public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.87
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1863-2378
pISSN - 1863-1959
DOI - 10.1111/zph.12443
Subject(s) - genotype , livestock , staphylococcus aureus , transmission (telecommunications) , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , virology , gene , bacteria , genetics , ecology , electrical engineering , engineering
Summary This study investigated the prevalence of MRSA in samples taken in households, with and without backyard pigs in villages in a rural area of Shandong Province, China. Community‐associated MRSA and livestock‐associated MRSA , belonging to ST 59 and ST 9, respectively, were identified in both humans and pigs. The genotypic and phenotypic comparison of isolates indicates that bidirectional transmission of MRSA has occurred between humans and pigs in the villages.