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Swine methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carrying toxic-shock syndrome toxin gene in Hong Kong, China
- Source :
- Emerging Microbes and Infections, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1534-1536 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.
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Abstract
- ABSTRACTWe report a SCCmec II, ST39 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolate from pigs that harboured toxic-shock syndrome toxin gene (tsst-1). The gene was located in a rare pathogenicity island SaPI68111, which also carried enterotoxin genes that can cause fatal infections. Pigs may potentially serve as a reservoir for MRSA dissemination.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22221751
- Volume :
- 9
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Emerging Microbes and Infections
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.bd070acb3e8d41f8820602c3a10ce646
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2020.1785335