Investigation of Plasmids Among Clinical Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus haemolyticus Isolates From Egypt.

ABSTRACT: Staphylococci can cause a wide array of infections that can be life threatening. These infections become more deadly when the isolates are antibiotic resistant and thus harder to treat. Many resistance determinants are plasmid-mediated; however, staphylococcal plasmids have not yet been fully characterized. In particular, plasmids and their contributions to antibiotic resistance have not been investigated within the Arab states, where antibiotic use is not universally regulated. Here, we characterized the putative plasmid content among 56 Staphylococcus aureus and 10 Staphylococcus haemolyticus clinical isolates from Alexandria, Egypt. Putative plasmid sequences were detected in over half of our collection. In total, we identified 72 putative plasmid sequences in 27 S. aur

SUBMITTER: Mores CR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8213342 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature