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ArticleBMC veterinary research2015

Genome-wide association study reveals a locus for nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus in Danish crossbred pigs.

Per Skallerup, Carmen Espinosa-Gongora, Claus B Jørgensen, Luca Guardabassi, Merete Fredholm

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Article in BMC veterinary research, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Per SkallerupDepartment of Veterinary Clinical and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark. pskalle@yahoo.dk.
Carmen Espinosa-GongoraDepartment of Veterinary Disease Biology, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark. ceg@sund.ku.dk.
Claus B JørgensenDepartment of Veterinary Clinical and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark. clausbj@sund.ku.dk.
Luca GuardabassiDepartment of Veterinary Disease Biology, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark. lg@sund.ku.dk.
Merete FredholmDepartment of Veterinary Clinical and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark. mf@sund.ku.dk.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundStaphylococcus aureus is an important human opportunistic pathogen residing on skin and mucosae of healthy people. Pigs have been identified as a source of human colonization and infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and novel measures are needed to control zoonotic transmission. A recent longitudinal study indicated that a minority of pigs characterized by high nasal load and stable carriage may be responsible for the maintenance of S. aureus within farms. The primary objective of the present study was to detect genetic loci associated with nasal carriage of S. aureus in Danish crossbred pigs (Danish Landrace/Yorkshire/Duroc).

resultsFifty-six persistent carriers and 65 non-carriers selected from 15 farms surveyed in the previous longitudinal study were genotyped using Illumina's Porcine SNP60 beadchip. In addition, spa typing was performed on 126 S. aureus isolates from 37 pigs to investigate possible relationships between host and S. aureus genotypes. A single SNP (MARC0099960) on chromosome 12 was found to be associated with nasal carriage of S. aureus at a genome-wide level after permutation testing (p = 0.0497) whereas the association of a neighboring SNP was found to be borderline (p = 0.114). Typing of S. aureus isolates led to detection of 11 spa types belonging to the three main S. aureus clonal complexes (CC) previously described in pigs (CC9, CC30 and CC398). Individual carriers often harbored multiple S. aureus genotypes and the host-pathogen interaction seems to be independent of S. aureus genotype.

conclusionOur results suggest it may be possible to select pigs genetically resistant to S. aureus nasal colonization as a tool to control transmission of livestock-associated MRSA to humans.

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Carrier StateGenome-Wide Association StudyAnimalsDenmarkGenotypeNosePolymorphism, Single NucleotideQuantitative Trait LociStaphylococcus aureusSwineSwine Diseases

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PMID26612358
PMCPMC4662016
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