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Complete Genome of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis Z0118SE0272 Isolated from a Residential Environment

  • Haeseong Lee (Division of Biotechnology, Jeonbuk National University) ;
  • Jae-Young Oh (Division of Biotechnology, Jeonbuk National University) ;
  • Kui Jae Lee (Division of Biotechnology, Jeonbuk National University) ;
  • Jong-Chan Chae (Division of Biotechnology, Jeonbuk National University)
  • Received : 2023.11.16
  • Accepted : 2023.12.05
  • Published : 2023.12.28
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Abstract

Staphylococcus epidermidis is a normal flora of human skin and is occasionally associated with pathogenic infections. We report the complete genome sequence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis strain Z0118SE0272 isolated from the residential environment sharing by a companion dog and dwellers. Resistance to cefoxitin was observed in the strain, whereas it was susceptible to erythromycin, clindamycin, quinupristin-dalfopristin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, mupirocin, vancomycin, teicoplanin, linezolid, and tigecycline. The strain Z0118SE0272 identified as sequence type 130 possessed the mecA gene responsible for methicillin resistance, which composed the new type of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec elements lacking mecRI.

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Acknowledgement

This work was supported by grants of Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (2022-ER2103-00), Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (23194MFDS012), and Jeonbuk National University.

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