Genomic and epidemiological evidence of a dominant Panton-Valentine leucocidin-positive Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus lineage in Sri Lanka with spread to the United Kingdom and Australia
S. M. McTavish, S. J. Snow, E. C. Cook, B. Pichon, S. Coleman, G. Coombs, S. Pang, C. Arias, L. Diaz, E. Boldock, S. Davies, M. Udukala, A. Kearns, S. Siribaddana, T. de Silva
The paper conducts genomic analysis of MRSA in Sri Lanka, identifying a dominant PVL-positive ST5-MRSA-IVc lineage that spreads internationally.
bioRxiv · Jan 17, 2019Microbiology