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Characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from retail raw chicken meat in Japan.
The Journal of veterinary medical science - 1 Jan 2005
Kitai Satoru, Shimizu Akira, Kawano Junichi, Sato Eri, Nakano Chisa, Uji Tatsuya, Kitagawa Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
Two isolates of mecA-positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from retail raw chicken meat were characterized by phenotypic and genotypic methods. One isolate showed the human biovar, coagulase type III, phage group I * III, the lack of production of enterotoxins and TSST-1, and resistance to PCG/ABPC/EM/GM/KM. The other isolate showed the human biovar, coagulase type III, phage group III,...
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