Carriage of an ACME II variant may have contributed to methicillin- resistant Staphylococcus aureus sequence type 239-like strain replacement in Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, Australia

B. A. Espedido, J. A. Steen, T. Barbagiannakos, J. Mercer, D. L. Paterson, S. M. Grimmond, M. A. Cooper, I. B. Gosbell, S. J. van Hal, S. O. Jensen

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Abstract

Approximately 39% of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) sequence type 239 (ST239)-like bloodstream isolates from Liverpool Hospital (obtained between 1997 and 2008) carry an arginine catabolic mobile element (ACME). Whole-genome sequencing revealed that an ACME II variant is located between orfX and SCCmec III, and based on pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns and temporal relationships of all ST239-like isolates (n = 360), ACME carriage may have contributed to subpulsotype strain replacement.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3380-3383
Number of pages4
JournalAntimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Volume56
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

Keywords

  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • bacteria
  • bacterial strain
  • blood flow
  • gene sequence
  • genes
  • nucleotide sequence
  • polymerase chain reaction
  • protein

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