CDC-10046-MRSA.jpg

Description

This 2005 scanning electron micrograph (SEM) depicted numerous clumps of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, commonly referred to by the acronym, MRSA; Magnified 9560x.

Recently recognized outbreaks, or clusters of MRSA in community settings have been associated with strains that have some unique microbiologic and genetic properties, compared with the traditional hospital-based MRSA strains, which suggests some biologic properties, e.g., virulence factors like toxins, may allow the community strains to spread more easily, or cause more skin disease. A common strain named USA300-0114 has caused many such outbreaks in the United States. See PHIL 7821 for a black and white version of this micrograph.

Date

2005

Source

https://www.cdc.gov/media/subtopic/library/DiseaseAgents/10046.tif

Author

Janice Haney Carr, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Permission
( Reusing this file )

This image is a work of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services , taken or made as part of an employee's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government , the image is in the public domain .

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