Emergence of mosaic plasmids harboring Tn1546-ermB element in Staphylococcus aureus isolates
Tsai-Wen Wan, Yu-Tzu Lin, Wei-Chun Hung, Jui-Chang Tsai, Yu-Jung Liu, Po-Ren Hsueh, Lee-Jene Teng
The paper identifies the presence of Tn1546-ermB element in specific Staphylococcus aureus isolates, including new sequence types, and reports the association with mosaic plasmids containing resistance and toxin genes.
bioRxiv · Apr 4, 2018 · PreprintMicrobiology