Clonal dissemination of successful emerging clone mecA-MRSA t304/ST6 among humans and hedgehogs in the Helsinki metropolitan area in Finland

Clonal dissemination of successful emerging clone mecA-MRSA t304/ST6 among humans and hedgehogs in the Helsinki metropolitan area in Finland

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carrying mecC gene (mecC-MRSA) is frequently reported among European hedgehogs (Europeaus erineaus) due to co-evolutionary adaptation to dermatophyte infection in European hedgehogs. The occurrence of MRSA in European hedgehogs in Finland is unknown...

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Main Authors: Johansson Venla, Al-Mustapha Ahmad, Heljanko Viivi, Lindholm Laura, Salmenlinna Saara, Sainmaa Sanna, Heikinheimo Annamari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-06-01
Series:One Health
Subjects:
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Wild animals
Antimicrobial resistance
Human–wildlife interface
t304
Hedgehog
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352771423000368

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