Complete genome sequence of a Pantón-Valentine leukocidin-negative community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain of sequence type 72 from Korea.
In the past decade, community-associated (CA-) infections with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) have emerged throughout the world. Different CA-MRSA strains dominate in different geographical locations. Many CA-MRSA lineages contain genes coding for the Pantón-Valentine leukocidin....
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| description | In the past decade, community-associated (CA-) infections with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) have emerged throughout the world. Different CA-MRSA strains dominate in different geographical locations. Many CA-MRSA lineages contain genes coding for the Pantón-Valentine leukocidin. However, the role of this leukotoxin in CA-MRSA pathogenesis is still controversial. The genome sequences of two key PVL-positive CA-MRSA strains (USA300, USA400) have been reported, but we lack information on the more recently found PVL-negative CA-MRSA strains. One such strain is the PVL-negative ST72, the main cause of CA-MRSA infections in Korea. Here, we report the entire genome sequence of CA-MRSA ST72 and analyze its gene content with a focus on virulence factors. Our results show that this strain does not have considerable differences in virulence factor content compared to other CA-MRSA strains (USA300, USA400), indicating that other toxins do not substitute for the lack of PVL in ST72. This finding is in accordance with the notion that differential expression of widespread virulence determinants, rather than the acquisition of additional virulence factors on mobile genetic elements, such as PVL, is responsible for the increased virulence of CA- compared to hospital-associated MRSA. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7f6b8b70d4eb463b925b97e6d49f0dc42025-08-20T02:35:43ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032013-01-0188e7280310.1371/journal.pone.0072803Complete genome sequence of a Pantón-Valentine leukocidin-negative community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain of sequence type 72 from Korea.Yan ChenSom S ChatterjeeStephen F PorcellaYun-Song YuMichael OttoIn the past decade, community-associated (CA-) infections with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) have emerged throughout the world. Different CA-MRSA strains dominate in different geographical locations. Many CA-MRSA lineages contain genes coding for the Pantón-Valentine leukocidin. However, the role of this leukotoxin in CA-MRSA pathogenesis is still controversial. The genome sequences of two key PVL-positive CA-MRSA strains (USA300, USA400) have been reported, but we lack information on the more recently found PVL-negative CA-MRSA strains. One such strain is the PVL-negative ST72, the main cause of CA-MRSA infections in Korea. Here, we report the entire genome sequence of CA-MRSA ST72 and analyze its gene content with a focus on virulence factors. Our results show that this strain does not have considerable differences in virulence factor content compared to other CA-MRSA strains (USA300, USA400), indicating that other toxins do not substitute for the lack of PVL in ST72. This finding is in accordance with the notion that differential expression of widespread virulence determinants, rather than the acquisition of additional virulence factors on mobile genetic elements, such as PVL, is responsible for the increased virulence of CA- compared to hospital-associated MRSA.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0072803 |
| spellingShingle | Yan Chen Som S Chatterjee Stephen F Porcella Yun-Song Yu Michael Otto Complete genome sequence of a Pantón-Valentine leukocidin-negative community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain of sequence type 72 from Korea. PLoS ONE |
| title | Complete genome sequence of a Pantón-Valentine leukocidin-negative community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain of sequence type 72 from Korea. |
| title_full | Complete genome sequence of a Pantón-Valentine leukocidin-negative community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain of sequence type 72 from Korea. |
| title_fullStr | Complete genome sequence of a Pantón-Valentine leukocidin-negative community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain of sequence type 72 from Korea. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Complete genome sequence of a Pantón-Valentine leukocidin-negative community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain of sequence type 72 from Korea. |
| title_short | Complete genome sequence of a Pantón-Valentine leukocidin-negative community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain of sequence type 72 from Korea. |
| title_sort | complete genome sequence of a panton valentine leukocidin negative community associated methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus strain of sequence type 72 from korea |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0072803 |
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