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Characterization of a novel arginine catabolic mobile element (ACME) and staphylococcal chromosomal cassette mec composite island with significant homology to Staphylococcus epidermidis ACME type II in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus genotype ST22-MRSA-IV.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 May 2011
Shore Anna C, Rossney Angela S, Brennan Orla M, Kinnevey Peter M, Humphreys Hilary, Sullivan Derek J, Goering Richard V, Ehricht Ralf, Monecke Stefan, Coleman David C
Abstract excerpt
The arginine catabolic mobile element (ACME) is prevalent among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates of sequence type 8 (ST8) and staphylococcal chromosomal cassette mec (SCCmec) type IVa (USA300) (ST8-MRSA-IVa isolates), and evidence suggests that ACME enhances the ability of ST8-MRSA-IVa to grow and survive on its host. ACME has been identified in a small number of isolates belonging to...
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