Prevalence of Livestock-Associated MRSA ST398 in a Swine Slaughterhouse in Guangzhou, China.

ABSTRACT: Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) is an important zoonotic microorganism that is increasingly causing public health concern worldwide. The objective of this study was to determine the transmission and occurrence of MRSA in a slaughterhouse environment and evaluate its antimicrobial resistance and genetic characterization. In this study, we conducted a comprehensive epidemiological survey of S. aureus by spa typing and whole-genome sequencing (WGS) of samples obtained from the pork production chain, the environment, and community residents. To clarify the evolutionary relationships of MRSA sequence type (ST) 398 in this study and global isolates, 197 published whole-genome sequences data of MRSA ST398 strains were downloaded from

SUBMITTER: Li X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9260045 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature