Molecular characterization of typing and subtyping of Staphylococcal cassette chromosome SCCmec types I to V in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from clinical isolates from COVID-19 patients

Background and Objectives: Methicillin resistance is acquired by the bacterium due to mecA gene which codes for penicillin-binding protein (PBP2a) having low affinity for β-lactam antibiotics. mecA gene is located on a mobile genetic element called staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec). S...

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Published in:	Iranian Journal of Microbiology
Main Authors:	Vivekanand Jadhav, Meenakshi Bhakare, Arundhuti Paul, Sumedh Deshpande, Madhusmita Mishra, Anjali Apte-Deshpande, Neetu Gupta, Savita V Jadhav
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2023-08-01
Subjects:	Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; SSCmec types; Staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec)
Online Access:	https://ijm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijm/article/view/4088