Genotyping of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by assaying for the presence of variable elements associated with mecA

J Clin Microbiol. 2002 Aug;40(8):3093-7. doi: 10.1128/JCM.40.8.3093-3097.2002.

Abstract

The region surrounding mecA in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is highly variable. We describe an approach for the rapid genotyping of MRSA by assaying for the presence or absence of variable or mobile elements previously shown to be associated with the mecA region.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Australia / epidemiology
  • Australia / ethnology
  • Bacterial Proteins*
  • Bacterial Typing Techniques
  • Carrier Proteins / genetics
  • DNA Transposable Elements / genetics*
  • Genetic Variation*
  • Genotype
  • Hexosyltransferases*
  • Humans
  • Methicillin Resistance / genetics*
  • Muramoylpentapeptide Carboxypeptidase / genetics
  • Penicillin-Binding Proteins
  • Peptidyl Transferases*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology
  • Staphylococcal Infections / ethnology
  • Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
  • Staphylococcus aureus / classification*
  • Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
  • Staphylococcus aureus / genetics

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Carrier Proteins
  • DNA Transposable Elements
  • Penicillin-Binding Proteins
  • Peptidyl Transferases
  • Hexosyltransferases
  • Muramoylpentapeptide Carboxypeptidase