Presence and molecular characteristics of oxazolidinone resistance in staphylococci from household animals in rural China

201840 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Chengtao Sun · China Agricultural University

Peng Zhang · China Agricultural University

Xing Ji · China Agricultural University

Run Fan · China Agricultural University

Baoli Chen · Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Yang Wang · China Agricultural University

Štefan Schwarz

Abstract

The current study reveals for the first time the wide distribution of oxazolidinone resistance genes optrA and cfr in household animals in rural areas of China and is the first identification of optrA in S. simulans isolates.

Topics & Keywords

Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life in Land

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volume 73, Issue 5, pp. 1194-1200

DOI: 10.1093/jac/dky009

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