Article
Isolation and species distribution of staphylococci from animal and human skin.
The Journal of veterinary medical science - 1 Mar 2002
Nagase Naoko, Sasaki Asako, Yamashita Kenji, Shimizu Akira, Wakita Yoshihisa, Kitai Satoru, Kawano Junichi
Abstract excerpt
From April 1999 to December 2000, a survey was made on the distribution of Staphylococcus species on the skin of 7 kinds of animals and humans. Staphylococci were isolated from 12 (100%) of 12 pigs, 17 (89.5%) of 19 horses, 30 (100%) of 30 cows, 73 (90.1%) of 81 chickens, 10 (40%) of 25 dogs, 23 (76.7%) of 30 laboratory mice, 20 (52.6%) of 38 pigeons, and 80 (88.9%) of 90 human beings. The predominant...
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