Molecular Epidemiological Survey of Prophages in MRSA Isolates in Taiwan
Infection and Drug Resistance, 2020 Lee-Chung Lin,1 Mao-Cheng Ge,1 Tsui-Ping Liu,1 Jang-Jih Lu1–3 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan; 2Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Science, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University,
Lin LC, Ge MC, Liu TP, Lu JJ
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mSphere, 2018 We examined the oxacillin resistance phenotype and genomic structure of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) elements from 77 veterinary methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (MRSP) isolates.
Kate A. Worthing +9 more
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Excision of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus assessed by quantitative PCR. [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: Methicillin-resistance in staphylococci is conferred by the mecA gene, located on the genomic island Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec (SCCmec).
Moreillon, P. +2 more
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Infection and Drug Resistance, 2022 Faiqa Arshad,1 Sidrah Saleem,1 Romeeza Tahir,2 Shah Jahan,2 Kokab Jabeen,3 Aneela Khawaja,4 Zille Huma,1 Muhammad Roman,1 Faheem Shahzad2 1Department of Microbiology, University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan; 2Department of Immunology ...
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Clinical, Microbiological, and Genetic Characteristics of Heteroresistant Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia in a Teaching Hospital [PDF]
, 2014 The emergence of vancomycin intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) and heterogeneous VISA (hVISA) is of major concern worldwide. Our objective was to investigate the prevalence, phenotypic and molecular features of hVISA strains isolated from ...
de Gregorio, Stella +9 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.
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Infection and drug resistance, 2018 A pivotal event in the evolutionary path of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is the acquisition of the staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) element carrying the mecA gene, the determinant of methicillin resistance. Community-acquired (CA) MRSA is commonly associated with skin/soft tissue infections, and doxycycline is one ...
Côrtes,Marina F. +7 more
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Occurrence of methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus at a goat breeding farm
Veterinární Medicína, 2009 The aim of this study was to report the detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains at a veterinary university goat breeding farm and their characteristics.
Z. Stastkova +2 more
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Methicillin resistance transfer from Staphylocccus epidermidis to methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus in a patient during antibiotic therapy. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2010 BACKGROUND: The mecA gene, encoding methicillin resistance in staphylococci, is located on a mobile genetic element called Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec (SCCmec).
Alexander L A Bloemendaal +2 more
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Evidence for the evolutionary steps leading to mecA-mediated ß-lactam resistance in staphylococci [PDF]
, 2017 The epidemiologically most important mechanism of antibiotic resistance in Staphylococcus aureus is associated with mecA–an acquired gene encoding an extra penicillin-binding protein (PBP2a) with low affinity to virtually all β-lactams.
Bouchami, O +13 more
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