Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec and Panton-Valentine Leukocidin Characterization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Clones

Authors

Shannon M. Moroney
Loree C. Heller, Old Dominion UniversityFollow
Jesse Arbuckle
Monica Talavera
Ray H. Widen

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-2007

Publication Title

Jounal of Clinical Microbiology

Volume

45

Issue

3

Pages

1019-1021

DOI

10.1128/jcm.01706-06

Abstract

Staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) types and Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) gene carriage were compared among suspected community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus MRSA (CA-MRSA) and health care-associated MRSA (HA-MRSA) isolates. CA-MRSA isolates carried the SCCmec type IV complex, and most were PVL positive. The HA-MRSA isolates carried the SCCmec type II complex and did not harbor the PVL genes.

Original Publication Citation

Moroney, S. M., Heller, L. C., Arbuckle, J., Talavera, M., & Widen, R. H. (2007). Staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec and Panton-Valentine leukocidin characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clones. Jounal of Clinical Microbiology, 45(3), 1019-1021. doi:10.1128/jcm.01706-06

Repository Citation

Moroney, Shannon M.; Heller, Loree C.; Arbuckle, Jesse; Talavera, Monica; and Widen, Ray H., "Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec and Panton-Valentine Leukocidin Characterization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Clones" (2007). Bioelectrics Publications. 122.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/bioelectrics_pubs/122

ORCID

0000-0001-8084-0787 (Heller, L.)