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Genomic diversity and antimicrobial resistance of Staphylococcus aureus in Saudi Arabia: a nationwide study using whole-genome sequencing.
Microbial genomics - 1 Nov 2025
Alarawi Mohammed S, Altammami Musaad, Abutarboush Mohammed, Kulmanov Maxat, Alkuraithy Dalal M, Kafkas Senay, Radley Robert, Abdelhakim Marwa, Aldakhil Hind, Bawazeer Reema A, Alolayan Mohammed A, Alnafjan Basel M, Huraysi Abdulaziz A, Almaabadi Amani, Suliman Bandar A, Aljohani Areej G, Hemeg Hassan A, Almogbel Mohammed S, Alazmi Meshari, Bazaid Abdulrahman S, Abujamel Turki S, Hashem Anwar M, Al-Zahrani Ibrahim A, Abdoh Mohammed S, Hobani Haya I, Felemban Rakan F, Alhazmi Wafaa A, Hong Pei-Ying, Alghoribi Majed F, Aljohani Sameera, Balkhy Hanan, Alswaji Abdulrahman, Alzayer Maha, Alalwan Bassam, Kaaki Mai M, Hala Sharif M, Fallatah Omniya Ahmad, Bahitham Wesam, Zakri Samer, Alshehri Mohammad A, Kameli Nader, Algaissi Abdullah, Alamer Edrous, Alhazmi Abdulaziz, Shajri Amjad A, Darraj Majid Ahmed, Kameli Bandar, Sufyani O O, Rahama Badreldin S, Bakr Abrar A, Alhoshani Fahad M, Alquait Azzam A, Somily Ali M, Albarrag Ahmed M, Alosaimi Lamia, Aldakeel Sumayh A, Bahwerth Fayez S, Khan Mushtaq A, Abdelrahman Tamir T, Fanning Séamus, Tawfik Essam A, Alyamani Essam J, Gojobori Takashi, Miyazaki Satoru, Al-Fageeh Mohammed B, Hoehndorf Robert
Abstract excerpt
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) surveillance in regions with mass gatherings presents unique challenges for public health systems. Saudi Arabia, hosting millions of pilgrims annually, provides a distinctive setting for studying how human mobility shapes bacterial populations, yet comprehensive genomic surveillance data from this region remain limited. Here, we present an integrated analysis of...
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