Article
Population genomics of Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in companion animals in the United States.
Communications biology - 5 Jun 2020
Smith Joshua T, Amador Sharlene, McGonagle Colin J, Needle David, Gibson Robert, Andam Cheryl P
Abstract excerpt
Staphylococcus pseudintermedius is a commensal bacterium and a major opportunistic pathogen of dogs. The emergence of methicillin-resistant S. pseudintermedius (MRSP) is also becoming a serious concern. We carried out a population genomics study of 130 clinical S. pseudintermedius isolates from dogs and cats in the New England region of the United States. Results revealed the co-circulation of phylogenetically...
Topics
- Animals
- Cat Diseases
- Cats
- Dog Diseases
- Dogs
- Genetic Variation
- Genome, Bacterial
- Metagenomics
- New England
- Staphylococcal Infections
- Staphylococcus
