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Staphylococcus aureus CC398: host adaptation and emergence of methicillin resistance in livestock.
mBio - 1 Jan 2012
Price Lance B, Stegger Marc, Hasman Henrik, Aziz Maliha, Larsen Jesper, Andersen Paal Skytt, Pearson Talima, Waters Andrew E, Foster Jeffrey T, Schupp James, Gillece John, Driebe Elizabeth, Liu Cindy M, Springer Burkhard, Zdovc Irena, Battisti Antonio, Franco Alessia, Zmudzki Jacek, Schwarz Stefan, Butaye Patrick, Jouy Eric, Pomba Constanca, Porrero M Concepción, Ruimy Raymond, Smith Tara C, Robinson D Ashley, Weese J Scott, Arriola Carmen Sofia, Yu Fangyou, Laurent Frederic, Keim Paul, Skov Robert, Aarestrup Frank M
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Since its discovery in the early 2000s, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clonal complex 398 (CC398) has become a rapidly emerging cause of human infections, most often associated with livestock exposure. We applied whole-genome sequence typing to characterize a diverse collection of CC398 isolates (n = 89), including MRSA and methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) from animals and...
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