Frequent dissemination and carriage of an SCCmec-mecC hybrid in methicillin-resistant Mammaliicoccus sciuri in farm animals from Tunisia

ABSTRACT: Objectives: In this study, we aimed to assess the extent of dissemination of methicillin-resistant Mammaliicoccus sciuri in animal farms in Tunisia and evaluate the distribution of virulence and methicillin resistance genes in the M. sciuri population. Methods: Staphylococci and mammaliic...

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Published in:	Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
Main Authors:	Sana Dhaouadi, Ons Bouchami, Leila Soufi, Fadoua Dhaouadi, Soufiene Chaari, Wafa Bouglita, Ameur Cherif, Hermínia de Lencastre, Ramzi Boubaker Elandoulsi, Maria Miragaia
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2022-12-01
Subjects:	Mammaliicoccus sciuri Methicillin resistance SCCmec-mecC hybrid mecC Dissemination Farm animals
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213716522002223