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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2005, p. 1415-1419, Vol. 43, No. 3
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.3.1415-1419.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

The pls Gene Found in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains Is Common in Clinical Isolates of Staphylococcus sciuri

Katri Juuti,1* Salha Ibrahem,2 Anni Virolainen-Julkunen,2 Jaana Vuopio-Varkila,2,3,4 and Pentti Kuusela3,4

General Microbiology, Faculty of Biosciences,1 Department of Bacteriology and Immunology, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki,3 Division of Clinical Microbiology, Helsinki University Central Hospital,4 Department of Microbiology, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland2

Received 12 October 2004/ Accepted 17 November 2004

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.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Faculty of Biosciences, General Microbiology, P.O. Box 56 (Viikinkaari 9), University of Helsinki, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland. Phone: 358-9-191 59246. Fax: 358-9-19159262. E-mail: katri.juuti{at}helsinki.fi.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2005, p. 1415-1419, Vol. 43, No. 3
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.3.1415-1419.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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