A Staphylococcus xylosus isolate with a new mecC allotype.
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چکیده
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.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
دوره 57 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013