Characterization of a new SCCmec element in Staphylococcus cohnii. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2010 BACKGROUND: Many SCCmec elements of coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) could not be typed using multiplex PCR. Such a 'non-typable' SCCmec was encountered in a Staphylococcus cohnii isolate.
Zhiyong Zong, Xiaoju Lü
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Novel SCCmec type XV (7A) and two pseudo-SCCmec variants in foodborne MRSA in China [PDF]
, 2022 BackgroundStaphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) elements are highly diverse and have been classified into 14 types. Novel SCCmec variants have been frequently detected from humans and animals but rarely from food.ObjectivesTo characterize a novel SCCmec type and two SCCmec variants identified from food-associated MRSA in China.MethodsThree ...
Wang, Wei +7 more
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Associations between dru Types and SCCmec Cassettes [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Molecular typing is an important tool in the investigation of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) outbreaks and in following the evolution of MRSA. The staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) contains a hypervariable region with a variable number of 40 bp repeats named direct repeat units (dru).
Bartels, Mette D. +5 more
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Molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus hominis (MRSHo): low clonality and reservoirs of SCCmec structural elements. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 BACKGROUND: Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus hominis (MRSHo) are important human pathogens in immunocompromised patients. However, little is known regarding its population structure and staphylococcal chromosomal cassette mec (SCCmec) content ...
Ons Bouchami +3 more
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Type IV SCCmec found in decade old Brazilian MRSA isolates [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2008 Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) commonly causes infection in hospitalized patients. Since its appearance in the 1960s, the SCCmec has evolved throughout the years into 5 different types (I-V), each bearing a different set of genes ...
Cristina Reinert +5 more
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Methicillin-resistance in Staphylococcus pseudintermedius encoded within novel staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) variants:Novel SCCmec element in Staphylococcus pseudintermedius [PDF]
Background. Staphylococcus pseudintermedius is a common opportunistic pathogen of companion dogs and an occasional human pathogen. Treatment is hampered by antimicrobial resistance including methicillin-resistance encoded by mecA within the mobile genetic element SCCmec. Objectives.
Macfadyen, Alison +1 more
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SCCmec transformation requires living donor cells in mixed biofilms
BiofilmMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an important human pathogen that has emerged through the horizontal acquisition of the staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec). Previously, we showed that SCCmec from heat-killed donors can be transferred via natural transformation in biofilms at frequencies of 10-8-10-7.
Mais Maree +4 more
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Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec (SCCmec) in coagulase negative staphylococci [PDF]
Medicina Universitaria, 2015 AbstractCoagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are among the main causative agents of bacteremia. Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus haemolyticus are the CoNS species most frequently isolated. These species are often associated with infections in immunocompromised patients who have a medical device implant.
Martínez Meléndez, Julio Adrián +7 more
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Genetic Diversity and Epidemiological Overlap of Staphylococcus aureus at the Animal-Food-Environment-Human Interface Within a One Health Framework. [PDF]
MicrobiologyopenIntegrating farm‐to‐fork and clinical surveillance, this study reveals distinct SCCmec distributions alongside shared spa types across human, animal, and food interfaces. The results of genetic diversity and epidemiological overlap underscore the critical need for coordinated One Health surveillance to monitor multi‐sectoral Staphylococcus aureus ...
Sagiroglu P +12 more
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Prevalence and Antibiotic Resistance Pattern of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Iraqi Hospitals [PDF]
Archives of Razi Institute, 2022 Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria are often multi-drug resistant, resulting in a high rate of treatment failure. This study aimed to identify the antibiotics resistance profile and molecular characteristics of MRSA strains ...
H Sami Awayid, S Qassim Mohammad
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