Unknown spa types, spa repeats, and relatedness of MRSA isolated from horses, dogs, cats, and their human handlers.
Res Vet Sci
; 172: 105248, 2024 Jun.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38554547
ABSTRACT
Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) represents a worrying example of antimicrobial resistance, and it is essential to acquire new information to monitor the spread and limit it further diffusion. This study aimed to characterise 22 MRSA isolates from horses, dogs, cats, and their human handlers focusing on spa typing. In the analysis of the sequences obtained, the spa type is "unknown" (unidentified) and all the sequences except one had repeats previously not known in all databases potentially indicating new spa-repeats. This could possibly indicate either permanent import of novel spa types or in-house microevolution of spa repeats.
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01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Staphylococcal Infections
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Res Vet Sci
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Country of publication:
Reino Unido