Complete genome sequence of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus sequence type 398 isolated from swine in the United States.

Authors: Hau, Samantha J and Bayles, Darrell O and Alt, David P and Frana, Timothy S and Nicholson, Tracy L

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonizes and causes disease in many animal species. Livestock-associated MRSA (LA-MRSA) isolates are represented by isolates of the sequence type 398 (ST398). These isolates are considered to be livestock adapted. This report provides the complete genome sequence of one swine-associated LA-MRSA ST398 isolate from the United States.

Journal: Genome announcements
DOI: 10.1128/genomeA.00790-17
Year: 2017

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