What is it about?
Incidence of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in seafood and fishery products has recently been noted. Food contamination with antibiotic resistant MRSA can be a major threat to public health, as this resistance can be transferred to human clinical significance . We have studied the Draft Genome sequence of a MRSA isolate.
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Why is it important?
The detailed whole genome sequence of the MRSA is analyzed for the evolutionary pattern in seafood and found that significantly differ from the Hospital Associated (HA- MRSA), livestock Associated (LA- MRSA) and also with Community Associated (CA- MRSA). These MRSA isolate in seafood could be persisted for several years either in the seafood workers as nasal carriage or from the surrounding environment and now getting disseminated. These MRSA isolate could be designated as Seafood Associated Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (SA- MRSA).
Perspectives
Seafood may act as either carrier or directly cause nosocomial infection to the consumers of these MRSA.
Gopal Krishnan Sivaraman
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
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This page is a summary of: Draft Genome Sequence of a Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolate (Sequence Type 1) from Seafood, Genome Announcements, August 2017, ASM Journals,
DOI: 10.1128/genomea.00776-17.
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