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Swine methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carrying toxic-shock syndrome toxin gene in Hong Kong, China

Emerging Microbes and Infections
DOI: 10.1080/22221751.2020.1785335
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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.

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Sapugahawatte, D. N., Li, C., Yeoh, Y. K., Dharmaratne, P., Zhu, C., & Ip, M. (2020, January 1). Swine methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carrying toxic-shock syndrome toxin gene in Hong Kong, China. Emerging Microbes and Infections. Taylor and Francis Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2020.1785335

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