Characterizing a Novel Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec with a Composite Structure from a Clinical Strain of Staphylococcus hominis, C34847.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
; 65(11): e0077721, 2021 10 18.
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ABSTRACT
Staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) has predominantly been described in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. However, studies have indicated that coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) carry a larger diversity of SCC elements. We characterized a composite SCCmec element carrying an uncharacterized ccr1 and type A mec gene combination, in conjunction with a secondary element bearing ccr4, from a clinical strain of Staphylococcus hominis. The element's complex structure points to a high degree of recombination occurring in SCCmec in CoNS.
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Infecciones Estafilocócicas
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Staphylococcus aureus Resistente a Meticilina
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Humans
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2021
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