We previously characterized over 100 Staphylococcus sciuri isolates, mainly of animal origin, and found that they all carried a genetic element (S. sciuri mecA) closely related to the mecA gene of methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains. We also found a few isolates that carried a second copy of the gene, identical to MRSAmecA. In this work, we analyzed a collection of 28 S. sciuri strains isolated from both healthy and hospitalized individuals.
REF: http://jcm.asm.org/content/38/3/1136.full Acessado em 12/06/12
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