Genetic Characteristics of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus argenteus Isolates Collected in the Dutch National MRSA Surveillance from 2008 to 2021
Sandra Witteveen, Antoni P. A. Hendrickx, Angela de Haan, Daan W. Notermans, Fabian Landman, Marga G. van Santen-Verheuvel, Sabine C. de Greeff, Ed J. Kuijper, Noortje M. van Maarseveen, S Vainio, Leo M. Schouls
Abstract
We show that MRSArg has been circulating in the Netherlands since at least 2008. Although MRSArg is distinct from MRSA, it has a comparable population structure and carries similar resistance and virulence genes. The Dutch national MRSA surveillance has been expanded to include other methicillin-resistant members of the S. aureus complex, such as S. argenteus and Staphylococcus schweitzeri .
Topics & Concepts
Multilocus sequence typingMultiple Loci VNTR AnalysisBiologyVirulenceMobile genetic elementsPlasmidMicrobiologyAntibiotic resistanceSCCmecStaphylococcus aureusRepliconMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusTypingGeneticsGenomeVirologyGeneAntibioticsTandem repeatGenotypeBacteriaAntimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusBacterial biofilms and quorum sensingMicrobial Metabolism and Applications