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Phenotypic and genotypic traits of Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from pig carcasses.
Veterinary microbiology - 10 Mar 2007
Nitzsche S, Zweifel C, Stephan R
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A total of 142 S. aureus strains isolated from pig carcasses from abattoirs A (n=98) and B (n=44) were characterized by phenotypic and genotypic traits. Phenotypically, 96% showed yellow-pigmented colonies, 63% beta/delta hemolysis, 85% were egg yolk-positive and 99% were positive for clumping factor/protein A. Only 25% of the strains were resistant to the antimicrobials tested (abattoir A: 19%; abattoir B: 39%),...
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