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A Staphylococcus xylosus Isolate with a new mecC Allotype

  • Ewan M. Harrison
  • , Gavin K. Paterson
  • , Matthew T. G. Holden
  • , Fiona J. E. Morgan
  • , Anders Rhod Larsen
  • , Andreas Petersen
  • , Sabine Leroy
  • , Sarne De Vliegher
  • , Vincent Perreten
  • , Lawrence K. Fox
  • , Theo J. G. M. Lam
  • , Otlis C. Sampimon
  • , Ruth N. Zadoks
  • , Sharon J. Peacock
  • , Julian Parkhill
  • , Mark A. Holmes*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Recently, a novel variant of mecA known as mecC (mecA(LGA251)) was identified in Staphylococcus aureus isolates from both humans and animals. In this study, we identified a Staphylococcus xylosus isolate that harbors a new allotype of the mecC gene, mecC1. Whole-genome sequencing revealed that mecC1 forms part of a class E mec complex (mecI-mecR1-mecC1-blaZ) located at the orfX locus as part of a likely staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec element (SCCmec) remnant, which also contains a number of other genes present on the type XI SCCmec.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1524-1528
Number of pages5
JournalAntimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Volume57
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2013

Keywords

  • COAGULASE-NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCI
  • PENICILLIN-BINDING PROTEIN
  • BETA-LACTAM RESISTANCE
  • ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANCE
  • ENTEROCOCCUS-FAECALIS
  • GENETIC HOMOLOG
  • MULTIPLEX PCR
  • AUREUS
  • METHICILLIN
  • MECA(LGA251)

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