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Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, February 2009, p. 779-781, Vol. 53, No. 2
0066-4804/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AAC.01376-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Methicillin-Resistant and -Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Strains of Clonal Lineages ST398 and ST9 from Swine Carry the Multidrug Resistance Gene cfr{triangledown}

Corinna Kehrenberg,1* Christiane Cuny,2 Birgit Strommenger,2 Stefan Schwarz,1* and Wolfgang Witte2

Institute of Farm Animal Genetics, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute, Neustadt-Mariensee, Germany,1 Robert Koch Institute, Wernigerode Branch, 38855 Wernigerode, Germany2

Received 14 October 2008/ Returned for modification 6 November 2008/ Accepted 24 November 2008

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clonal lineage ST398 and methicillin-susceptible lineage ST9 strains have their main reservoir in swine but can colonize and cause infections in humans. The phenicol/lincosamide/oxazolidinone/pleuromutilin/streptogramin A multidrug resistance gene cfr was detected in isolates of both clonal lineages, rendering a spread to humans with exposure to swine farming possible.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Institute of Farm Animal Genetics, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute (FLI), Höltystr. 10, 31535 Neustadt-Mariensee, Germany. Phone for Corinna Kehrenberg: 49-5034-871242. Fax: 49-5034-871246. E-mail: corinna.kehrenberg{at}fli.bund.de. Phone for Stefan Schwarz: 49-5034-871241. Fax: 49-5034-871246. E-mail: stefan.schwarz{at}fli.bund.de

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 1 December 2008.

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, February 2009, p. 779-781, Vol. 53, No. 2
0066-4804/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AAC.01376-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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