Evidence for Human Adaptation and Foodborne Transmission of Livestock-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Jesper Larsen, Marc Stegger, Paal S Andersen, Andreas Petersen, Anders R Larsen, Henrik Westh, Yvonne Agersø, Alexandra Fetsch, Britta Kraushaar, Annemarie Käsbohrer, Andrea T Feβler, Stefan Schwarz, Christiane Cuny, Wolfgang Witte, Patrick Butaye, Olivier Denis, Marisa Haenni, Jean-Yves Madec, Eric Jouy, Frederic LaurentAntonio Battisti, Alessia Franco, Patricia Alba, Caterina Mammina, Annalisa Pantosti, Monica Monaco, Jaap A Wagenaar, Enne de Boer, Engeline van Duijkeren, Max Heck, Lucas Domínguez, Carmen Torres, Myriam Zarazaga, Lance B Price, Robert L Skov

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    Abstract

    We investigated the evolution and epidemiology of a novel livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain, which colonizes and infects urban-dwelling Danes even without a Danish animal reservoir. Genetic evidence suggests both poultry and human adaptation, with poultry meat implicated as a probable source.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1349-1352
    Number of pages4
    JournalClinical Infectious Diseases
    Volume63
    Issue number10
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 15 Nov 2016

    Keywords

    • MRSA
    • host adaptation
    • foodborne transmission
    • poultry
    • livestock

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