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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 Laurent
  • Antonio 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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