MicrobiologybioRxiv
Origin and evolutionary dynamics of multi-drug resistant and highly virulent community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST772-SCCmec V lineage
Y. D. Bakthavatchalam, K. Vasudevan, S. V. Rao…·B. Veeraraghavan
This study investigates the molecular epidemiology and evolutionary history of ST772-SCCmec V MRSA in India, identifying its emergence in the 1960s and key genetic factors contributing to its virulence and drug resistance.
DOI 10.1016/j.ygeno.2020.09.051