Characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus spp. carrying the mecC gene, isolated from wildlife

doi:10.1093/jac/dkt186

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Characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus spp. carrying the mecC gene, isolated from wildlife

14 May 2013

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OBJECTIVES: A recently identified mecA homologue, mecC, in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been isolated from humans and different animal hosts. The aim of this study was to determine antimicrobial resistance and provide molecular characterization of MRSA and methicillin-resistant non-Staphylococcus aureus staphylococci (MRnSA) isolated from wildlife that carried the gene mecC. METHODS:...

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