@article{fdi:010069293, title = {{D}ifferentiation of {S}taphylococcus argenteus (formerly : {S}taphylococcus aureus clonal complex 75) by mass spectrometry from {S}. aureus using the first strain isolated from a wild {A}frican great ape}, author = {{S}chuster, {D}. and {R}ickmeyer, {J}. and {G}ajdiss, {M}. and {T}hye, {T}. and {L}orenzen, {S}. and {R}eif, {M}. and {J}osten, {M}. and {S}zekat, {C}. and {M}elo, {L}. {D}. {R}. and {S}chmithausen, {R}. {M}. and {L}i{\'e}geois, {F}lorian and {S}ahl, {H}. {G}. and {G}onzalez, {J}. {P}. and {N}agel, {M}. and {B}ierbaum, {G}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he species {S}taphylococcus argenteus was separated recently from {S}taphylococcus aureus ({T}ong {S}.{Y}., {F}. {S}chaumburg, {M}.{J}. {E}llington, {J}. {C}orander, {B}. {P}ichon, {F}. {L}eendertz, {S}.{D}. {B}entley, {J}. {P}arkhill, {D}.{C}. {H}olt, {G}. {P}eters, and {P}.{M}. {G}iffard, 2015). {T}he objective of this work was to characterise the genome of a non-human {S}. argenteus strain, which had been isolated from the faeces of a wild-living western lowland gorilla in {G}abon, and analyse the spectrum of this species in matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry ({MALDI}-{TOF} {MS}). {T}he full genome sequence revealed a scarcity of virulence genes and absence of resistance genes, indicating a decreased virulence potential compared to {S}. aureus and the human methicillin-resistant {S}. argenteus isolate {MSHR}1132({T}). {S}pectra obtained by {MALDI}-{TOF} {MS} and the analysis of available sequences in the genome databases identified several {MALDI}-{TOF} {MS} signals that clearly differentiate {S}. argenteus, the closely related {S}taphylococcus schweitzeri and {S}. aureus. {I}n conclusion, in the absence of biochemical tests that identify the three species, mass spectrometry should be employed as method of choice.}, keywords = {{S}taphylococcus argenteus ; {S}taphylococcus aureus ; {S}taphylococcus schweitzeri ; {G}orilla gorilla ssp gorilla ; {MALDI}-{TOF} {MS} ; {V}irulence determinants ; {GABON}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{I}nternational {J}ournal of {M}edical {M}icrobiology}, volume = {307}, numero = {1}, pages = {57--63}, ISSN = {1438-4221}, year = {2017}, DOI = {10.1016/j.ijmm.2016.11.003}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010069293}, }