| Literature DB >> 26856835 |
Noriko Urushibara1, Mitsuyo Kawaguchiya2, Mayumi Onishi2, Keiji Mise3, Meiji Soe Aung2, Nobumichi Kobayashi2.
Abstract
Twenty-two of 1,103 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates containing the type II staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec element (SCCmec) (collected in Hokkaido, Japan, from 2008 to 2011) harbored the arginine catabolic mobile element (ACME). Five genetic variations were identified in the ACME-staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec composite islands, 66 to 79 kb in size. The percentage of ACME carriage temporally increased from 0.85% to 4.5% in parallel with the emergence of shorter variants (66 to 72 kb). Shorter variants may have a selective advantage and accelerate the dissemination of ACME in Japanese MRSA.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26856835 PMCID: PMC4862510 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.02356-15
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191