Genomic Analysis of Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from the 3rd Case Identified in the United States Reveals Chromosomal Integration of the <i>vanA</i> Locus-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Genomic Analysis of Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from the 3rd Case Identified in the United States Reveals Chromosomal Integration of the vanA Locus

Published:2023-04-13 Issue:2 Volume:11 Page:
ISSN:2165-0497
Container-title:Microbiology Spectrum
language:en
Short-container-title:Microbiol Spectr

Author:

Haas Wolfgang¹^ORCID,Singh Navjot¹,Lainhart William¹^ORCID,Mingle Lisa¹,Nazarian Elizabeth¹,Mitchell Kara¹,Nattanmai Geetha¹,Kohlerschmidt Donna¹,Dickinson Michelle C.¹,Kacica Marilyn¹,Dumas Nellie¹,Musser Kimberlee A.¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, USA

Abstract

High-level vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) began to emerge in the United States in 2002 and has since then been reported worldwide. Our study reports the closed genome sequences of multiple VRSA isolates obtained in 2004 from a single patient in New York State.

Funder

New York State Department of Health - Wadsworth Center

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Cell Biology,Microbiology (medical),Genetics,General Immunology and Microbiology,Ecology,Physiology

Link

https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/spectrum.04317-22

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