The pls gene found in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains is common in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus sciuri.
pls, a gene found in type I staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) regions of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains, was present in 12 of the 15 human clinical Staphylococcus sciuri isolates studied. Pls was expressed in the S. sciuri isolates, although at a lower level than in S. aureus. Other parts of SCCmec could also be found in the S. sciuri genome.
Juuti
Katri
K
Faculty of Biosciences, General Microbiology, P.O. Box 56 (Viikinkaari 9), University of Helsinki, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland. katri.juuti@helsinki.fi
Ibrahem
Salha
S
Virolainen-Julkunen
Anni
A
Vuopio-Varkila
Jaana
J
Kuusela
Pentti
P
D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D002876:Chromosomes, Bacterial; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D046915:Penicillin-Binding Proteins; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000235:genetics*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics*
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D046915:Penicillin-Binding Proteins; C487789:mecA protein, Staphylococcus aureus