TY - JOUR AU - Walther, Birgit AU - Wieler, Lothar AU - Vincze, Szilvia AU - Antão, Esther-Maria AU - Brandenburg, Anja AU - Stamm, Ivonne AU - Kopp, Peter AU - Kohn, Barbara AU - Semmler, Torsten AU - Lübke-Becker, Antina T1 - MRSA Variant in Companion Animals T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2012 VL - 18 IS - 12 SP - 2017 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Methicillin-resistant Staphylocoocus aureus (MRSA) harboring mecALGA251 has been isolated from humans and ruminants. Database screening identified this MRSA variant in cats, dogs, and a guinea pig in Germany during 2008–2011. The novel MRSA variant is not restricted to ruminants or humans, and contact with companion animals might pose a zoonotic risk. KW - MRSA KW - companion animals KW - mecA KW - ST599 KW - CC130 KW - ST130 KW - zoonotic novel mecA KW - bacteria KW - Staphylococcus aureus KW - Germany DO - 10.3201/eid1812.120238 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/12/12-0238_article ER - End of Reference