More problems for Britain's corrupt State Veterinary Service, who continue to claim British pigs are free of MRSA st398.
This is a bigger scandal than Murdoch and the 'News of the World.'
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New transposon Tn6133 in MRSA ST398 contains vga(E), a novel streptogramin A-, pleuromutilin-, and lincosamide-resistance gene
Sybille Schwendener, and Vincent Perreten*
Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
A novel streptogramin A-, pleuromutilin-, lincosamide-resistance determinant, Vga(E), was identified in porcine methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) ST398. The vga(E) gene encoded a 524-amino acid protein belonging to the ABC transporter family. It was found on a multidrug-resistant transposon, Tn6133, which was comprised of the Tn554 with a stably integrated 4,787-bp DNA sequence harboring vga(E). Detection of Tn6133 in several porcine MRSA ST398 isolates and its ability to circularize suggests a potential for dissemination.
* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Länggass-Strasse 122, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland.
