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Novel SCC<i>mec</i> type XV (7A) and two pseudo-SCC<i>mec</i> variants in foodborne MRSA in China
24 Dec 2021
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BACKGROUND: Staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) elements are highly diverse and have been classified into 14 types. Novel SCCmec variants have been frequently detected from humans and animals but rarely from food. OBJECTIVES: To characterize a novel SCCmec type and two SCCmec variants identified from food-associated MRSA in China. METHODS: Three MRSA (NV_1, NT_611 and NT_8) collected from retail foods...
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