Whole genome sequencing identifies zoonotic transmission of MRSA isolates with the novel mecA homologue mecC

Abstract Several methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) lineages that carry a novel mecA homologue (mecC) have recently been described in livestock and humans. In Denmark, two independent human cases of mecC‐MRSA infection have been linked to a livestock reservoir. We investigated the mo...

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Published in:	EMBO Molecular Medicine
Main Authors:	Ewan M. Harrison, Gavin K. Paterson, Matthew T.G. Holden, Jesper Larsen, Marc Stegger, Anders Rhod Larsen, Andreas Petersen, Robert L. Skov, Judit Marta Christensen, Anne Bak Zeuthen, Ole Heltberg, Simon R. Harris, Ruth N. Zadoks, Julian Parkhill, Sharon J. Peacock, Mark A. Holmes
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Springer Nature 2013-03-01
Subjects:	cattle mecC MRSA sheep zoonosis
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1002/emmm.201202413