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Table. 4.

Computational analysis of possible mecA HGT in staphylococcal SCCmec type V strains isolated in Korea

Donor strain Host Collection year Oversea country Recipient strain Host (specimen) Collection year Location Support value
S. aureus ISU 924 Pig 2010 The USA S. aureus PCFA-221 Pig (nasal cavity) 2017 Chungcheongnam-do 1
S. aureus Sau55, 5_3949, VET0107R, Sau88, RR17, W, VET0421R, CFSA16SA028, CFSA15SA094, 08-01728, VET0241R, and VET0176R Human 2006 Taiwan, Germany, and the Netherlands S. aureus BDH17 Human 2019 Unknown location 1
S. aureus P7* Human (pus) 2017 Hong Kong S. aureus HL2018_N011 Human (pus) 2018 Seoul 1
S. aureus P7* Human (pus) 2017 Hong Kong S. aureus HL20709 Human (blood) 2017 Seoul 1
S. aureus VET0077R Human 2008 Unknown S. schleiferi OT1-1 Dog (ear) 2017 Seongnam-si 1
S. aureus 11A731 Food 2011 China S. aureus HL25870 Human (blood) 2020 Seoul 1
S. epidermidis Se_BPH0736 and HD43-1 Human (nasal cavity and prosthetic joint) 2011 and 2018 Australia and Germany S. epidermidis CDC121 Human (skin) 2017 Seoul 0.92

Recipient strains isolated in Korea are presented, and the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains analyzed in this study are shown in bold.

*Donor strain (S. aureus P7) for possible mecA direct transmission.

Abbreviation: HGT, horizonal gene transfer.

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