Persistence and Diffusion of C-Positive CC130 MRSA Isolates in Dairy Farms in Meurthe-et-Moselle County (France).

Methicillin resistance in (MRSA) is classically conferred by the acquisition of the A gene encoding an additional penicillin binding protein with low affinity for beta-lactams. A A variant, named C, was described in 2011. MRSA isolates harboring C of both animal and human origin have since been collected in different European countries.