Evolution of the <i>Staphylococcus argenteus</i> ST2250 Clone in Northeastern Thailand Is Linked with the Acquisition of Livestock-Associated Staphylococcal Genes.

ABSTRACT: Staphylococcus argenteus is a newly named species previously described as a divergent lineage of Staphylococcus aureus that has recently been shown to have a global distribution. Despite growing evidence of the clinical importance of this species, knowledge about its population epidemiology and genomic architecture is limited. We used whole-genome sequencing to evaluate and compare S. aureus (n = 251) and S. argenteus (n = 68) isolates from adults with staphylococcal sepsis at several hospitals in northeastern Thailand between 2006 and 2013. The majority (82%) of the S. argenteus isolates were of multilocus sequence type 2250 (ST2250). S. aureus was more diverse, although 43% of the isolates belonged to ST121. Bayesian analysis sugges

SUBMITTER: Moradigaravand D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5573676 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature