Ancient methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: expanding current knowledge using molecular epidemiological characterization of a Swiss legacy collection
V. Benvenga, A. Cuenod, S. Purushothaman, G. Dasen, M. Weisser, S. Bassetti, T. Roloff, M. Siegemund, U. Heininger, J. A. Bielicki, M. Wehrli, P. Friderich, R. Frei, A. Widmer, K. Herzog, , A. Egli
The paper characterizes ancient MRSA isolates from 1965-1987 and compares them to modern isolates, identifying novel sequence types and lineage dynamics.
bioRxiv · Apr 27, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology