Genomic differences between nasal Staphylococcus aureus from hog slaughterhouse workers and their communities.

ABSTRACT: New human pathogens can emerge from the livestock-human interface and spread into human populations through many pathways including livestock products. Occupational contact with livestock is a risk factor for exposure to those pathogens and may cause further spreading of those pathogens in the community. The current study used whole genome sequencing to explore nasal Staphylococcus aureus obtained from hog slaughterhouse workers and their community members, all of whom resided in a livestock-dense region in rural North Carolina. Sequence data were analyzed for lineage distribution, pathogenicity-related genomic features, and mobile genetic elements. We observed evidence of nasal S. aureus differences between hog workers and non-workers. Nasal S. aureus from hog workers showed a greater lin

SUBMITTER: You Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5839586 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature