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A shared population of epidemic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus 15 circulates in humans and companion animals.
mBio - 13 May 2014
Harrison Ewan M, Weinert Lucy A, Holden Matthew T G, Welch John J, Wilson Katherine, Morgan Fiona J E, Harris Simon R, Loeffler Anette, Boag Amanda K, Peacock Sharon J, Paterson Gavin K, Waller Andrew S, Parkhill Julian, Holmes Mark A
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UNLABELLED: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a global human health problem causing infections in both hospitals and the community. Companion animals, such as cats, dogs, and horses, are also frequently colonized by MRSA and can become infected. We sequenced the genomes of 46 multilocus sequence type (ST) 22 MRSA isolates from cats and dogs in the United Kingdom and compared these to an...
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