Simultaneous Nasal Carriage by Methicillin-Resistant and Methicillin Susceptible <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> of Lineage ST398 in a Live Pig Transporter.

ABSTRACT: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) sequence type (ST)398 is a livestock associated (LA) lineage with zoonotic potential, especially in humans with live pig contact. The objective of this study was to characterize two S. aureus strains of lineage ST398 (one methicillin-resistant (MRSA), one methicillin-susceptible (MSSA)) isolated from the same nasal sample of a patient admitted in the Intensive-Care Unit of a Spanish Hospital, and with previous occupational exposure to live pigs, by whole-genome-sequencing (WGS). The sample was obtained during routine surveillance for MRSA colonization. Purified genomic DNA was sequenced using Illumina HiSeq 2000 and processed using conventional bioinformatics software. The two isolates recovered were both S. aureus t01

SUBMITTER: Gomez P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7281718 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature