Ancient methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus: expanding current knowledge using molecular epidemiological characterization of a Swiss legacy collection
Abstract:Few methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus(MRSA) from the early years of its global emergence have been sequenced. Knowledge about evolutionary factors promoting the success of specific MRSA multi-locus sequence types (MLSTs) remains scarce. We aimed to characterize a legacy MRSA collection isolated from 1965 to 1987 and compare it against publicly available international and local genomes. We accessed 451 ancient (1965-1987) Swiss MRSA isolates, stored in the Culture Collection of Switzerland. We determin… Show more
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