Distribution of SCCmec-associated phenol-soluble modulin in staphylococci

Stefan Monecke; Ines Engelmann; Marie Archambault; David C Coleman; Geoffrey W Coombs; Sonia Cortez de Jäckel; Geneviève Pelletier-Jacques; Stefan Schwarz; Anna C Shore; Peter Slickers; Ralf Ehricht

doi:10.1016/j.mcp.2012.01.001

Distribution of SCCmec-associated phenol-soluble modulin in staphylococci

Mol Cell Probes. 2012 Apr;26(2):99-103. doi: 10.1016/j.mcp.2012.01.001. Epub 2012 Jan 11.

Authors

Stefan Monecke¹, Ines Engelmann, Marie Archambault, David C Coleman, Geoffrey W Coombs, Sonia Cortez de Jäckel, Geneviève Pelletier-Jacques, Stefan Schwarz, Anna C Shore, Peter Slickers, Ralf Ehricht

Affiliation

¹ Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Technical University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany. [email protected]

PMID: 22251619
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcp.2012.01.001

Abstract

The recently described phenol-soluble modulin PSM-mec was detected in Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus fleuretti, Staphylococcus hominis, Staphylococcus pseudintermedius, Staphylococcus saprophyticus, Staphylococcus simulans and Staphylococcus vitulinus from different hosts (humans, goats, dogs, cats, pigs, cattle and turkeys). It was identified in isolates harbouring SCCmec types II, IIA, IIB, IID, III, VIII and in some irregular or truncated elements.

MeSH terms

Animals
Bacterial Proteins / genetics*
Genotype
Humans
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Staphylococcus / genetics*
Virulence Factors / genetics*

Substances

Bacterial Proteins
Virulence Factors