Swine methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carrying toxic-shock syndrome toxin gene in Hong Kong, China
We report a SCCmec II, ST39 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolate from pigs that harboured toxic-shock syndrome toxin gene (tsst-1). The gene was located in a rare pathogenicity island SaPI68111, which also carried enterotoxin genes that can cause fatal infections. Pigs may potentially...
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| author | Dulmini Nanayakkara Sapugahawatte Carmen Li Yun Kit Yeoh Priyanga Dharmaratne Chendi Zhu Margaret Ip |
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| description | We report a SCCmec II, ST39 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolate from pigs that harboured toxic-shock syndrome toxin gene (tsst-1). The gene was located in a rare pathogenicity island SaPI68111, which also carried enterotoxin genes that can cause fatal infections. Pigs may potentially serve as a reservoir for MRSA dissemination. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bd070acb3e8d41f8820602c3a10ce6462025-08-20T02:15:52ZengTaylor & Francis GroupEmerging Microbes and Infections2222-17512020-01-01911534153610.1080/22221751.2020.1785335Swine methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carrying toxic-shock syndrome toxin gene in Hong Kong, ChinaDulmini Nanayakkara Sapugahawatte0Carmen Li1Yun Kit Yeoh2Priyanga Dharmaratne3Chendi Zhu4Margaret Ip5Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong (SAR), People’s Republic of ChinaDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong (SAR), People’s Republic of ChinaDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong (SAR), People’s Republic of ChinaSchool of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR), People’s Republic of ChinaDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong (SAR), People’s Republic of ChinaDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong (SAR), People’s Republic of ChinaWe report a SCCmec II, ST39 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolate from pigs that harboured toxic-shock syndrome toxin gene (tsst-1). The gene was located in a rare pathogenicity island SaPI68111, which also carried enterotoxin genes that can cause fatal infections. Pigs may potentially serve as a reservoir for MRSA dissemination.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2020.1785335Antimicrobial resistancestaphylococcizoonosesswineAsiaMRSA |
| spellingShingle | Dulmini Nanayakkara Sapugahawatte Carmen Li Yun Kit Yeoh Priyanga Dharmaratne Chendi Zhu Margaret Ip Swine methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carrying toxic-shock syndrome toxin gene in Hong Kong, China Emerging Microbes and Infections Antimicrobial resistance staphylococci zoonoses swine Asia MRSA |
| title | Swine methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carrying toxic-shock syndrome toxin gene in Hong Kong, China |
| title_full | Swine methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carrying toxic-shock syndrome toxin gene in Hong Kong, China |
| title_fullStr | Swine methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carrying toxic-shock syndrome toxin gene in Hong Kong, China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Swine methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carrying toxic-shock syndrome toxin gene in Hong Kong, China |
| title_short | Swine methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carrying toxic-shock syndrome toxin gene in Hong Kong, China |
| title_sort | swine methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus carrying toxic shock syndrome toxin gene in hong kong china |
| topic | Antimicrobial resistance staphylococci zoonoses swine Asia MRSA |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2020.1785335 |
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