| Literature DB >> 21422209 |
Shanshuang Li1, Robert Leo Skov, Xiao Han, Anders Rhod Larsen, Jesper Larsen, Marit Sørum, Mireille Wulf, Andreas Voss, Keiichi Hiramatsu, Teruyo Ito.
Abstract
The structures of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) elements carried by 31 clonal complex 398 (CC398) methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains isolated from the participants at a conference were analyzed. The SCCmecs were classified into novel types, namely, IX, X, V(5C2&5) subtype c, and IVa. Type V(5C2&5) subtype c, IX, and X SCCmecs carried genes conferring resistance to metals. The structures of SCCmecs from CC398 strains were distinct from those normally found in humans, adding to the evidence that humans are not the original host for CC398.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21422209 PMCID: PMC3101438 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01475-10
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191