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ArticleMicrobial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.)2017

Characterization of Livestock-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus CC398 and mecC-positive CC130 from Zoo Animals in the United Kingdom.

Alessio Bortolami, Ranieri Verin, Julian Chantrey, Michela Corrò, Ian Ashpole, Javier Lopez, Dorina Timofte

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Article in Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Presence of Methicillin ResistantAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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  2. Prevalence and Diversity ofFrontiers in microbiology · 2022
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  5. Livestock-Associated Methicillin-ResistantFrontiers in microbiology · 2019
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  6. Death Associated to Methicillin ResistantFrontiers in immunology · 2018
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Alessio Bortolami1 Department of Veterinary Pathology, Infection and Public Health, Institute of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool , Neston, United Kingdom .
Ranieri Verin1 Department of Veterinary Pathology, Infection and Public Health, Institute of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool , Neston, United Kingdom .
Julian Chantrey1 Department of Veterinary Pathology, Infection and Public Health, Institute of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool , Neston, United Kingdom .
Michela Corrò2 Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie , Legnaro, Italy .
Ian Ashpole3 Chester Zoo , Chester, United Kingdom .
Javier Lopez3 Chester Zoo , Chester, United Kingdom .
Dorina Timofte1 Department of Veterinary Pathology, Infection and Public Health, Institute of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool , Neston, United Kingdom .
University of Liverpool · GBChester Zoo · GBIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Little is known about the characteristics and diseases associated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in nondomestic animals. Four presumptive MRSA isolates, obtained from clinical (n = 3) and surveillance specimens (n = 1) from dwarf (Helogale parvula) and yellow mongooses (Cynictis penicillata) from a United Kingdom zoo, were analyzed by PCR for detection of mecA and mecC-mediated methicillin resistance, and virulence genes. Isolates were genotyped by multilocus sequence typing (MLST) and staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) and spa sequence typing. Three isolates, obtained from the dwarf mongooses, carried mecA, tetK, and fexA resistance and virulence genes (icaA, icaD, and sec) and were typed to SCCmec IVa, spa type t899, and clonal complex (CC) 398. The fourth MRSA isolate, obtained from the femoral bone marrow of a yellow mongoose showing postmortem findings consistent with septicemia, carried mecC and was oxacillin/cefoxitin susceptible, when tested at 37°C but showed a characteristic MRSA susceptibility profile at 25°C ± 2°C. Furthermore, this isolate exhibited a different genetic background (SCCmecXI/t843/CC130) and had biofilm-associated genes (bap, icaA, and icaD) and tetK tetracycline resistance genes. This work describes the first isolation of livestock-associated MRSA CC398 from two zoo mongoose species where it was associated with both clinical disease and colonization, and the first isolation of mecC MRSA from a zoo species in the United Kingdom. Both reports highlight the potential for zoo species to act as reservoirs for these zoonotic agents.

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Genes, BacterialAnimalsAnimals, ZooAnti-Bacterial AgentsCefoxitinClone CellsFemaleGene ExpressionGenotypeHerpestidaeMaleMethicillin ResistanceMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMultilocus Sequence TypingStaphylococcal InfectionsAnti-Bacterial AgentsCefoxitinVirulence FactorsmecAmecCMRSAmultilocus sequence typingspa typingzoo animals

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PMID28783429
PMCPMC5665089
OpenAlexW2743278624

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