{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["4(4)"],"submitter":["Baum M"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>MRSA is a major global healthcare problem. In 2011, a new <i>mec</i> variant designated <i>mecC</i> was described, presenting partial identity at the DNA level, thus undetectable by routine <i>mecA</i> PCR.<h4>Objectives</h4>Until now, no reliable information regarding <i>mecC</i> MRSA prevalence was available in Israel. In this study, to the best of our knowledge, we describe the first case of <i>mecC</i> MRSA in Israel, with focus on genomic analysis and global context.<h4>Methods</h4>The <i>mecC</i> MRSA isolate was analysed by WGS with focus on phylogeny, global contextualization, virulence and resistance genes. The strain was characterized by antibiotic susceptibility testing, <i>spa</i> typing and presence of <i>mecA/C</i> and <i>pvl</i> genes.<h4>Results</h4>An MR"],"journal":["JAC-antimicrobial resistance"],"pagination":["dlac085"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9418563"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["<i>mecC</i> MRSA in Israel-genomic analysis, prevalence and global perspective."],"pmcid":["PMC9418563"],"pubmed_authors":["Prajgrod G","Valinsky L","Baum M","Rokney A","Anuka E","Treygerman O"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"<i>mecC</i> MRSA in Israel-genomic analysis, prevalence and global perspective.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>MRSA is a major global healthcare problem. In 2011, a new <i>mec</i> variant designated <i>mecC</i> was described, presenting partial identity at the DNA level, thus undetectable by routine <i>mecA</i> PCR.<h4>Objectives</h4>Until now, no reliable information regarding <i>mecC</i> MRSA prevalence was available in Israel. In this study, to the best of our knowledge, we describe the first case of <i>mecC</i> MRSA in Israel, with focus on genomic analysis and global context.<h4>Methods</h4>The <i>mecC</i> MRSA isolate was analysed by WGS with focus on phylogeny, global contextualization, virulence and resistance genes. The strain was characterized by antibiotic susceptibility testing, <i>spa</i> typing and presence of <i>mecA/C</i> and <i>pvl</i> genes.<h4>Results</h4>An MR","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022 Aug","modification":"2025-04-05T00:42:36.574Z","creation":"2025-02-19T03:29:06.119Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9418563","cross_references":{"pubmed":["36042980"],"doi":["10.1093/jacamr/dlac085"]}}