Origin and evolutionary dynamics of multi-drug resistant and highly virulent community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST772-SCCmec V lineage
Y. D. Bakthavatchalam, K. Vasudevan, S. V. Rao, S. Varughese, P. Rupali, M. Gina, M. J. Zervos, J. V. Peter, B. Veeraraghavan
This study investigates the molecular epidemiology and evolutionary history of ST772-SCCmec V MRSA in India, identifying its emergence in the 1960s and key genetic factors contributing to its virulence and drug resistance.
bioRxiv · Aug 24, 2020Microbiology