Complete genome sequence of a livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus sequence type 5 isolate from the United States.

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

Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) may be the largest MRSA reservoir outside the hospital setting. One concern with LA-MRSA is the acquisition of novel mobile genetic elements by these isolates. Here, we report the complete genome sequence of a swine LA-MRSA sequence type 5 isolate from the United States.

Journal: Genome announcements
DOI: 10.1128/genomeA.00791-17
Year: 2017

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