Whole-Genome Comparisons of <i>Staphylococcus agnetis</i> Isolates from Cattle and Chickens
Abdulkarim Shwani, Pamela R. F. Adkins, Nnamdi S. Ekesi, Adnan Alrubaye, Michael J. Calcutt, John R. Middleton, Douglas D. Rhoads
Abstract
has been recently recognized as associated with disease in dairy cattle and meat-type chickens. The infections appear to be limited in cattle and systemic in broilers. This report details the molecular relationships between cattle and chicken isolates in order to understand how this recently recognized species infects different hosts with different disease manifestations. The data show that the chicken and cattle isolates are very closely related, but the chicken isolates all cluster together, suggesting a single jump from cattle to chickens.
Topics & Concepts
BiologyStaphylococcus aureusCattle DiseasesDairy cattleMicrobiologyGenomeVeterinary medicineStaphylococcusBacteriaCluster (spacecraft)GeneticsVirologyGeneMedicineComputer scienceProgramming languageAntimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusMicrobial Metabolism and ApplicationsBacterial biofilms and quorum sensing