Livestock-associated Staphylococcus aureus on Polish pig farms

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Authors

Aneta Mroczkowska · Narodowy Instytut Leków

J. Żmudzki · National Veterinary Research Institute

Natalia Marszałek · Narodowy Instytut Leków

Monika Orczykowska-Kotyna · Narodowy Instytut Leków

Iga Komorowska · Narodowy Instytut Leków

Agnieszka Nowak · National Veterinary Research Institute

Anna Grzesiak

Abstract

The prevalence of LA-MRSA-positive pig farms in Poland has increased considerably since 2008, when the first MRSA EU baseline survey was conducted in Europe. On Polish pig farms CC398 of the animal clade predominates, this being also reflected in the prevalence of CC398 nasal carriage in farmers and veterinarians. However, finding a new ST433-IVa(2B) clone provides evidence for the continuing evolution of LA-MRSA and argues for further monitoring of S. aureus in farm animals.

Topics & Keywords

Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 12, Issue 2, pp. e0170745-e0170745

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0170745

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