Methicillin-Resistant Macrococcus bohemicus Encoding a Divergent SCCmecB Element
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Isolation and Whole-Genome Sequencing of Methicillin-Resistant M. bohemicus H889678/16/1
2.2. M. bohemicus H889678/16/1 Encodes mecB within a Novel SCCmec Element
2.3. SCCmecH889678/16/1 Encodes Novel Recombinase Genes ccrA3m and ccrB3m
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Antimicrobial Sensitivity Testing
3.2. Whole-Genome Sequencing
3.3. Genome Analysis
4. Nucleotide Accession Numbers
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Foster, G.; Paterson, G.K. Methicillin-Resistant Macrococcus bohemicus Encoding a Divergent SCCmecB Element. Antibiotics 2020, 9, 590. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9090590
Foster G, Paterson GK. Methicillin-Resistant Macrococcus bohemicus Encoding a Divergent SCCmecB Element. Antibiotics. 2020; 9(9):590. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9090590
Chicago/Turabian StyleFoster, Geoffrey, and Gavin K. Paterson. 2020. "Methicillin-Resistant Macrococcus bohemicus Encoding a Divergent SCCmecB Element" Antibiotics 9, no. 9: 590. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9090590