Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Swine methicillin-resistantcarrying toxic-shock syndrome toxin gene in Hong Kong, China.
- Journal:
- Emerging microbes & infections
- Year:
- 2020
- Authors:
- Sapugahawatte, Dulmini Nanayakkara et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Microbiology · United Kingdom
Abstract
We report a SCCII, ST39 methicillin-resistantisolate from pigs that harboured toxic-shock syndrome toxin gene (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.
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