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dc.contributor.authorHsu, L.
dc.contributor.authorHarris, S.
dc.contributor.authorChlebowicz, M.
dc.contributor.authorLindsay, J.
dc.contributor.authorKoh, T.
dc.contributor.authorKrishnan, P.
dc.contributor.authorTan, T.
dc.contributor.authorHon, P.
dc.contributor.authorGrubb, Warren
dc.contributor.authorBentley, S.
dc.contributor.authorParkhill, J.
dc.contributor.authorPeacock, S.
dc.contributor.authorHolden, M.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T12:17:50Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T12:17:50Z
dc.date.created2015-10-29T04:08:41Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.citationHsu, L. and Harris, S. and Chlebowicz, M. and Lindsay, J. and Koh, T. and Krishnan, P. and Tan, T. et al. 2015. Evolutionary dynamics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus within a healthcare system. Genome Biology. 16 (1): 81.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20175
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s13059-015-0643-z
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Background: In the past decade, several countries have seen gradual replacement of endemic multi-resistant healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) with clones that are more susceptible to antibiotic treatment. One example is Singapore, where MRSA ST239, the dominant clone since molecular profiling of MRSA began in the mid-1980s, has been replaced by ST22 isolates belonging to EMRSA-15, a recently emerged pandemic lineage originating from Europe. Results: We investigated the population structure of MRSA in Singaporean hospitals spanning three decades, using whole genome sequencing. Applying Bayesian phylogenetic methods we report that prior to the introduction of ST22, the ST239 MRSA population in Singapore originated from multiple introductions from the surrounding region; it was frequently transferred within the healthcare system resulting in a heterogeneous hospital population. Following the introduction of ST22 around the beginning of the millennium, this clone spread rapidly through Singaporean hospitals, supplanting the endemic ST239 population. Coalescent analysis revealed that although the genetic diversity of ST239 initially decreased as ST22 became more dominant, from 2007 onwards the genetic diversity of ST239 began to increase once more, which was not associated with the emergence of a sub-clone of ST239. Comparative genomic analysis of the accessory genome of the extant ST239 population identified that the Arginine Catabolic Mobile Element arose multiple times, thereby introducing genes associated with enhanced skin colonization into this population. Conclusions: Our results clearly demonstrate that, alongside clinical practice and antibiotic usage, competition between clones also has an important role in driving the evolution of nosocomial pathogen populations.

dc.publisherBioMed Central Ltd.
dc.titleEvolutionary dynamics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus within a healthcare system
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume16
dcterms.source.number1
dcterms.source.issn1474-7596
dcterms.source.titleGenome Biology
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This open access article is distributed under the Creative Commons license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

curtin.departmentSchool of Biomedical Sciences
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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