| Literature DB >> 29567305 |
Sharmin Baig1, Thor Bech Johannesen1, Søren Overballe-Petersen1, Jesper Larsen1, Anders Rhod Larsen1, Marc Stegger2.
Abstract
We identified a novel staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) element in an ST152 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolate by combining Illumina and MinION sequencing. The element contains a new ccrC allotype designated ccrC2. The mec complex resembles mec class A, but with an altered organization of the genes. The element was acknowledged as novel by the International Working Group on the Classification of Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome Elements (IWG-SCC) and designated SCCmec type XIII (9A).Entities:
Keywords: Antibiotic resistance; Evolution; MRSA; Mobile genetic element; SCCmec; Staphylococcus aureus
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29567305 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2018.03.013
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Genet Evol ISSN: 1567-1348 Impact factor: 3.342