Pawarut Narongpun

Mr. Pawarut Narongpun

International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan
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DVM

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Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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16 December 2023 in Antibiotics
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PNPawarut Narongpun
Pawarut Narongpun
PCPattrarat Chanchaithong
Pattrarat Chanchaithong
JYJunya Yamagishi
Junya Yamagishi
JTJeewan Thapa
Jeewan Thapa
CNChie Nakajima
Chie Nakajima
Yasuhiko SuzukiYasuhiko Suzuki
Yasuhiko Suzuki
Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) has been widespread globally in pigs and humans for decades. Nasal colonization of LA-MRSA is regarded as an occupational hazard to people who are regularly involved in livestock production. Our previous study suggested pig-to-human transmission caused by LA-MRSA clonal complex (CC) 398, using traditional molecular typing methods. Instead, this study aimed to investigate the zoonotic transmission of LA-MRSA CC398 using whole genome sequencing (WGS) technologies. A total of 63 LA-MRSA isolates were identified and characterized in Thailand. Further, the 16 representatives of LA-MRSA CC9 and CC398, including porcine and worker isolates, were subjected to WGS on the Illumina Miseq platform. Core-genome single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)-based analyses verify the zoonotic transmission caused by LA-MRSA CC398 in two farms. WGS-based characterization suggests the emergence of a novel staphylococcal cassette chromosome (SCC) mec type, consisting of multiple cassette chromosome recombinase (ccr) gene complexes via genetic recombination. Additionally, the WGS analyses revealed putative multi-resistant plasmids and several cross-resistance genes, conferring resistance against drugs of last resort used in humans such as quinupristin/dalfopristin and linezolid. Significantly, LA-MRSA isolates, in this study, harbored multiple virulence genes that may become a serious threat to an immunosuppressive population, particularly for persons who are in close contact with LA-MRSA carriers.