The emergence of mecC methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

GK Paterson, EM Harrison, MA Holmes - Trends in microbiology, 2014 - cell.com
The report of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) encoding a divergent
mecA gene in 2011 was highly significant. This homologue, designated mecC, poses …

Staphylococcus aureus in agriculture: lessons in evolution from a multispecies pathogen

S Park, J Ronholm - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Staphylococcus aureus is a formidable bacterial pathogen that is responsible for infections
in humans and various species of wild, companion, and agricultural animals. The ability of S …

Staphylococcus aureus in Animals

AF Haag, JR Fitzgerald, JR Penadés - Microbiology spectrum, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Staphylococcus aureus is a mammalian commensal and opportunistic pathogen that
colonizes niches such as skin, nares and diverse mucosal membranes of about 20-30% of …

[HTML][HTML] The European Union Summary Report on Antimicrobial Resistance in zoonotic and indicator bacteria from humans, animals and food in 2018/2019

EFS Authority - EFSA Journal, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Data on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in zoonotic and indicator bacteria from humans,
animals and food are collected annually by the EU Member States (MS s), jointly analysed …

Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus CC398 is an increasing cause of disease in people with no livestock contact in Denmark, 1999 to 2011

J Larsen, A Petersen, M Sørum, M Stegger… - …, 2015 - eurosurveillance.org
Livestock constitutes a potential reservoir of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
isolates belonging to a recently derived lineage within clonal complex 398 (MRSA CC398 …

Longitudinal study of the contamination of air and of soil surfaces in the vicinity of pig barns by livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

J Schulz, A Friese, S Klees, BA Tenhagen… - Applied and …, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
During 1 year, samples were taken on 4 days, one sample in each season, from pigs, the
floor, and the air inside pig barns and from the ambient air and soil at different distances …

The European Union Summary Report on Antimicrobial Resistance in zoonotic and indicator bacteria from humans, animals and food in 2018/2019

European Food Safety Authority… - EFSA …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Data on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in zoonotic and indicator bacteria from humans,
animals and food are collected annually by the EU Member States (MS s), jointly analysed …

Determinants of Phage Host Range in Staphylococcus Species

AG Moller, JA Lindsay, TD Read - Applied and environmental …, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Bacteria in the genus Staphylococcus are important targets for phage therapy due to their
prevalence as pathogens and increasing antibiotic resistance. Here we review …

Human Infection of Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus CC398: A Review

K Bouiller, X Bertrand, D Hocquet, C Chirouze - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Staphylococcus aureus (SA) belonging to the clonal complex 398 (CC398) took a special
place within the species due to its spread throughout the world. SA CC398 is broadly …

Evidence for Human Adaptation and Foodborne Transmission of Livestock-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

J Larsen, M Stegger, PS Andersen… - Clinical Infectious …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
abstract We investigated the evolution and epidemiology of a novel livestock-associated
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain, which colonizes and infects urban …