Genomic characterization of non-CC398 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from Belgian livestock reveals high similarity to human-associated lineages
Introduction Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacterial pathogen resistant to several widely used antibiotics. Although MRSA has historically been associated with hospital- and community-associated infections, livestock-associated MRSA (LA-MRSA) has emerged as a public health concern worldwide. W...