Prevalence and Genetic Characterization of Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Isolated from Pigs in Japan

Prevalence and Genetic Characterization of Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Isolated from Pigs in Japan

We investigated the prevalence of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (LA-MRSA) in pig slaughterhouses from 2018 to 2022 in Japan and the isolates were examined for antimicrobial susceptibility and genetic characteristics by whole-genome analysis. Alth...

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Main Authors: Michiko Kawanishi, Mari Matsuda, Hitoshi Abo, Manao Ozawa, Yuta Hosoi, Yukari Hiraoka, Saki Harada, Mio Kumakawa, Hideto Sekiguchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-02-01
Series:Antibiotics
Subjects:
LA-MRSA
ST398
ST8
antimicrobial resistance
zinc resistance
SNP analysis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/13/2/155

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