| Literature DB >> 23144384 |
George R Golding1, Louis Bryden, Paul N Levett, Ryan R McDonald, Alice Wong, Morag R Graham, Shaun Tyler, Gary Van Domselaar, Philip Mabon, Heather Kent, Patrick Butaye, Tara C Smith, Kristina Kadlec, Stefan Schwarz, Scott J Weese, Michael R Mulvey.
Abstract
Despite reports of high colonization rates of ST398 livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) among pigs and pig farmers, the incidence of LA-MRSA infection in the general population in Canada appears to be rare in comparison to that in some European countries. In this study, the complete genome sequence of a Canadian representative LA-MRSA isolate (08BA02176) from a human postoperative surgical site infection was acquired and compared to the sequenced genome of an LA-MRSA isolate (S0385) from Europe to identify genetic traits that may explain differences in the success of these particular strains in some locales.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 23144384 PMCID: PMC3497547 DOI: 10.1128/JB.01680-12
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Bacteriol ISSN: 0021-9193 Impact factor: 3.490