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The pls gene found in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains is common in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus sciuri.

Juuti K, Ibrahem S, Virolainen-Julkunen A, Vuopio-Varkila J, Kuusela P

Faculty of Biosciences, General Microbiology, P.O. Box 56 (Viikinkaari 9), University of Helsinki, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland. katri.juuti@helsinki.fi

pls, a gene found in type I staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) regions of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains, was present in 12 of the 15 human clinical Staphylococcus sciuri isolates studied. Pls was expressed in the S. sciuri isolates, although at a lower level than in S. aureus. Other parts of SCCmec could also be found in the S. sciuri genome.

Published 7 March 2005 in J Clin Microbiol, 43(3): 1415-9.
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