title: MRSA variant in companion animals.
abstract: Methicillin-resistant Staphylocoocus aureus (MRSA) harboring mecA(LGA251) has been isolated from humans and ruminants. Database screening identified this MRSA variant in cats, dogs, and a guinea pig in Germany during 2008-2011. The novel MRSA variant is not restricted to ruminants or humans, and contact with companion animals might pose a zoonotic risk.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology and Epizootics, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany. walther.birgit@vetmed.fu-berlin.de
authors.forename: Birgit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Walther
authors.forename: Lothar H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Wieler
authors.forename: Szilvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vincze
authors.forename: Esther-Maria
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Antão
authors.forename: Anja
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brandenburg
authors.forename: Ivonne
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Stamm
authors.forename: Peter A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Kopp
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kohn
authors.forename: Torsten
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Semmler
authors.forename: Antina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lübke-Becker
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D002415:Cats; D004285:Dogs; D005858:Germany; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006801:Humans; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D058885:Multilocus Sequence Typing; D010802:Phylogeny; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins