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Molecular characteristics of clinical methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius harboring arginine catabolic mobile element (ACME) from dogs and cats.
Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997) - 1 Jun 2017
Yang Ching, Wan Min-Tao, Lauderdale Tsai-Ling, Yeh Kuang-Sheng, Chen Charles, Hsiao Yun-Hsia, Chou Chin-Cheng
Abstract excerpt
This study aimed to investigate the presence of arginine catabolic mobile element (ACME) and its associated molecular characteristics in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (MRSP). Among the 72 S. pseudintermedius recovered from various infection sites of dogs and cats, 52 (72.2%) were MRSP. ACME-arcA was detected commonly (69.2%) in these MRSP isolates, and was more frequently detected in those...
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