Novel Type of Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec in a Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus hominis strain Isolated in Kenya

Abstract

We identified a novel type of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) element carried by methicillin- resistant Staphylococcus hominis strain UGA8 obtained from a referral hospital in Siaya, Kenya. The element carried... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Gary Xie (LANL)
  2. Hajnalka Daligault (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
  3. Karen Davenport (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
  4. Priya Dighe (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
  5. Praksha Kempaiah (University of New Mexico)
  6. Jessica Kubicek-Sutherland (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
  7. Harshini Mukundan (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
  8. Douglas Jay (DJ) Perkins (University of New Mexico)
  9. Norman Doggett (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
  10. Benjamin McMahon (Los Alamos National Laboratory)

Topic Area

Comparative genomics, re-sequencing, SNPs, structural variation

Session

PS-1 » Poster Session A (19:00 - Tuesday, 16th May, Mezannine & New Mexico Room)

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