Evidence for Human Adaptation and Foodborne Transmission of Livestock-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Jesper Larsen*, Marc Stegger, Paal S. Andersen, Andreas Petersen, Anders R. Larsen, Henrik Westh, Yvonne Agersø, Alexandra Fetsch, Britta Kraushaar, Annemarie Käsbohrer, Andrea T. Feβler, Stefan Schwarz, Christiane Cuny, Wolfgang Witte, Patrick Butaye, Olivier Denis, Marisa Haenni, Jean-Yves Madec, Eric Jouy, Frederic LaurentAntonio Battisti, Alessia Franco, Patricia Alba, Caterina Mammina, Annalisa Pantosti, Monica Monaco, Jaap A. Wagenaar, Enne De Boer, Engeline Van Duijkeren, Max Heck, Lucas Domínguez, Carmen Torres, Myriam Zarazaga, Lance B. Price, Robert L. Skov

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Abstract

We investigated the evolution and epidemiology of a novel livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain, which colonizes and infects urban-dwelling Danes even without a Danish animal reservoir. Genetic evidence suggests both poultry and human adaptation, with poultry meat implicated as a probable source. © The Author 2016.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1349-1352
JournalClinical Infectious Diseases
Volume63
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Nov 2016
Externally publishedYes

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Research Keywords

  • foodborne transmission
  • host adaptation
  • livestock
  • MRSA
  • poultry

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