Heavy Metal Pollution From a Major Earthquake and Tsunami in Chile Is Associated With Geographic Divergence of Clinical Isolates of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Latin America
J. R. Martinez, M. Alcalde-Rico, E. Jara-Videla, R. Rios, A. M. Moustafa, B. Hanson, L. Rivas, L. P. Carvajal, S. Rincon, L. Diaz, J. Reyes, A. Quesille-Villalobos, R. Riquelme-Neira, E. A. Undurraga, J. Olivares-Pacheco, , J. M. Munita
This study links heavy-metal pollution from a Chilean earthquake and tsunami to the geographic spread of MRSA clones in Latin America.
bioRxiv · May 18, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology