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Genomic characterization of non-CC398 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from Belgian livestock reveals high similarity to human-associated lineages.
Frontiers in public health - 1 Jan 2026
Bogaerts Bert, Kowalewicz Carole, De Keersmaecker Sigrid C J, Roosens Nancy H C, Vanneste Kevin, Boland Cécile
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Introduction: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacterial pathogen resistant to several widely used antibiotics. Although MRSA has historically been associated with hospital- and community-associated infections, livestock-associated MRSA (LA-MRSA) has emerged as a public health concern worldwide. While the majority of studies on LA-MRSA have focused on the CC398 lineage, little is known...
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