Carriage of an ACME II Variant May Have Contributed to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Sequence Type 239-Like Strain Replacement in Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, Australia
2012 ◽
Vol 56
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pp. 3380-3383
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ABSTRACTApproximately 39% of methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus(MRSA) sequence type 239 (ST239)-like bloodstream isolates from Liverpool Hospital (obtained between 1997 and 2008) carry an arginine catabolic mobile element (ACME). Whole-genome sequencing revealed that an ACME II variant is located betweenorfXand SCCmecIII, and based on pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns and temporal relationships of all ST239-like isolates (n= 360), ACME carriage may have contributed to subpulsotype strain replacement.
2015 ◽
Vol 59
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pp. 3669-3671
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2016 ◽
Vol 60
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pp. 3119-3122
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2011 ◽
Vol 55
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pp. 1896-1905
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