Evolution and global transmission of a multidrug-resistant, community-associated MRSA lineage from the Indian subcontinent
Eike J. Steinig, Sebastián Duchêne, D. Ashley Robinson, Stefan Monecke, Maho Yokoyama, Maisem Laabei, Peter Slickers, Patiyan Andersson, Deborah Williamson, Angela Kearns, Richard Goering, Elizabeth M. Dickson, Ralf Ehricht, Margaret Ip, Mathew V.N. O’Sullivan, , Steven Y.C. Tong
This study traces the origin and global spread of a multidrug-resistant MRSA lineage from the Indian subcontinent, showing its emergence through plasmid acquisition and intercontinental transmission.
bioRxiv · Dec 13, 2017 · PreprintMicrobiology