Abstract
We report a SCCmec II, ST39 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolate from pigs that harboured toxic-shock syndrome toxin gene (tsst-1). The gene was located in a rare pathogenicity island SaPI68111, which also carried enterotoxin genes that can cause fatal infections. Pigs may potentially serve as a reservoir for MRSA dissemination.
Keywords:
Antimicrobial resistance; Asia; Hong Kong; MRSA; staphylococci; swine; toxic shock syndrome (tsst-1); zoonoses.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Bacterial Toxins / genetics*
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Bacterial Toxins / metabolism
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Enterotoxins / genetics*
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Enterotoxins / metabolism
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Genomic Islands
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Hong Kong
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / classification
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / genetics*
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / metabolism
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Phylogeny
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Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
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Staphylococcal Infections / veterinary*
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Superantigens / genetics*
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Superantigens / metabolism
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Swine
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Swine Diseases / microbiology*
Substances
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Bacterial Toxins
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Enterotoxins
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Superantigens
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enterotoxin F, Staphylococcal
Grants and funding
This work was partially supported by a grant from the Commissioned Health and Medical Research Fund (CU-15-B3).