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Foodborne outbreak caused by Staphylococcus aureus: phenotypic and genotypic characterization of strains of food and human sources.
Journal of food protection - 1 Feb 2007
Colombari Viviane, Mayer Mariana D B, Laicini Zaira M, Mamizuka Elza, Franco Bernadette D G M, Destro Maria Teresa, Landgraf Mariza
Abstract excerpt
An outbreak of staphylococcal food poisoning involving approximately 180 people occurred in Brodowski, São Paulo State, Brazil, in April 1998. Strains of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from foods and food handlers, implicated as the etiologic agent, were characterized with phenotypic (phage typing, antibiotic susceptibility test, and enterotoxin production), and genotypic (random amplified polymorphic DNA)...
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