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SUBMITTER: Golding GR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3497547 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Golding George R GR Bryden Louis L Levett Paul N PN McDonald Ryan R RR Wong Alice A Graham Morag R MR Tyler Shaun S Van Domselaar Gary G Mabon Philip P Kent Heather H Butaye Patrick P Smith Tara C TC Kadlec Kristina K Schwarz Stefan S Weese Scott J SJ Mulvey Michael R MR
Journal of bacteriology 20121201 23
Despite reports of high colonization rates of ST398 livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) among pigs and pig farmers, the incidence of LA-MRSA infection in the general population in Canada appears to be rare in comparison to that in some European countries. In this study, the complete genome sequence of a Canadian representative LA-MRSA isolate (08BA02176) from a human postoperative surgical site infection was acquired and compared to the sequenced genome of ...[more]