Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Analysis Indicates Genetic Distinction and Reduced Diversity of Swine-Associated Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) ST5 Isolates Compared to Clinical MRSA ST5 Isolates

Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Analysis Indicates Genetic Distinction and Reduced Diversity of Swine-Associated Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) ST5 Isolates Compared to Clinical MRSA ST5 Isolates

Livestock associated methicillin resistant S. aureus (LA-MRSA) are lineages adapted to livestock species. LA-MRSA can be transmitted to humans and public health concerns exist because livestock may be the largest MRSA reservoir outside of hospital settings. Although the predominant European (ST398)...

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Main Authors: Samantha J. Hau, Anna Allué-Guardia, Brigida Rusconi, Jisun S. Haan, Peter R. Davies, Timothy S. Frana, Mark Eppinger, Tracy L. Nicholson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
LA-MRSA
Staphylococcus aureus
whole genome sequence (WGS)
single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) typing
phylogenetic analysis
swine
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02078/full

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