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Whole genome sequencing identifies zoonotic transmission of MRSA isolates with the novel mecA homologue mecC
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 molecular e...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3628104/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23526809 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/emmm.201202413 |
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author | Harrison, Ewan M Paterson, Gavin K Holden, Matthew TG Larsen, Jesper Stegger, Marc Larsen, Anders Rhod Petersen, Andreas Skov, Robert L Christensen, Judit Marta Bak Zeuthen, Anne Heltberg, Ole Harris, Simon R Zadoks, Ruth N Parkhill, Julian Peacock, Sharon J Holmes, Mark A |
author_facet | Harrison, Ewan M Paterson, Gavin K Holden, Matthew TG Larsen, Jesper Stegger, Marc Larsen, Anders Rhod Petersen, Andreas Skov, Robert L Christensen, Judit Marta Bak Zeuthen, Anne Heltberg, Ole Harris, Simon R Zadoks, Ruth N Parkhill, Julian Peacock, Sharon J Holmes, Mark A |
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description | 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 molecular epidemiology of the associated MRSA isolates using whole genome sequencing (WGS). Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) were defined and compared to a reference genome to place the isolates into a phylogenetic context. Phylogenetic analysis revealed two distinct farm-specific clusters comprising isolates from the human case and their own livestock, whereas human and animal isolates from the same farm only differed by a small number of SNPs, which supports the likelihood of zoonotic transmission. Further analyses identified a number of genes and mutations that may be associated with host interaction and virulence. This study demonstrates that mecC-MRSA ST130 isolates are capable of transmission between animals and humans, and underscores the potential of WGS in epidemiological investigations and source tracking of bacterial infections. |
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spelling | pubmed-36281042013-04-19 Whole genome sequencing identifies zoonotic transmission of MRSA isolates with the novel mecA homologue mecC Harrison, Ewan M Paterson, Gavin K Holden, Matthew TG Larsen, Jesper Stegger, Marc Larsen, Anders Rhod Petersen, Andreas Skov, Robert L Christensen, Judit Marta Bak Zeuthen, Anne Heltberg, Ole Harris, Simon R Zadoks, Ruth N Parkhill, Julian Peacock, Sharon J Holmes, Mark A EMBO Mol Med Report 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 molecular epidemiology of the associated MRSA isolates using whole genome sequencing (WGS). Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) were defined and compared to a reference genome to place the isolates into a phylogenetic context. Phylogenetic analysis revealed two distinct farm-specific clusters comprising isolates from the human case and their own livestock, whereas human and animal isolates from the same farm only differed by a small number of SNPs, which supports the likelihood of zoonotic transmission. Further analyses identified a number of genes and mutations that may be associated with host interaction and virulence. This study demonstrates that mecC-MRSA ST130 isolates are capable of transmission between animals and humans, and underscores the potential of WGS in epidemiological investigations and source tracking of bacterial infections. WILEY-VCH Verlag 2013-04 2013-03-25 /pmc/articles/PMC3628104/ /pubmed/23526809 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/emmm.201202413 Text en Copyright © 2013 The Authors. Published by John Wiley and Sons, Ltd on behalf of EMBO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 3.0), which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Report Harrison, Ewan M Paterson, Gavin K Holden, Matthew TG Larsen, Jesper Stegger, Marc Larsen, Anders Rhod Petersen, Andreas Skov, Robert L Christensen, Judit Marta Bak Zeuthen, Anne Heltberg, Ole Harris, Simon R Zadoks, Ruth N Parkhill, Julian Peacock, Sharon J Holmes, Mark A Whole genome sequencing identifies zoonotic transmission of MRSA isolates with the novel mecA homologue mecC |
title | Whole genome sequencing identifies zoonotic transmission of MRSA isolates with the novel mecA homologue mecC |
title_full | Whole genome sequencing identifies zoonotic transmission of MRSA isolates with the novel mecA homologue mecC |
title_fullStr | Whole genome sequencing identifies zoonotic transmission of MRSA isolates with the novel mecA homologue mecC |
title_full_unstemmed | Whole genome sequencing identifies zoonotic transmission of MRSA isolates with the novel mecA homologue mecC |
title_short | Whole genome sequencing identifies zoonotic transmission of MRSA isolates with the novel mecA homologue mecC |
title_sort | whole genome sequencing identifies zoonotic transmission of mrsa isolates with the novel meca homologue mecc |
topic | Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3628104/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23526809 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/emmm.201202413 |
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