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Comparative molecular analysis substantiates zoonotic potential of equine methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Mar 2009
Walther Birgit, Monecke Stefan, Ruscher Claudia, Friedrich Alexander W, Ehricht Ralf, Slickers Peter, Soba Alexandra, Wleklinski Claus-G, Wieler Lothar H, Lübke-Becker Antina
Abstract excerpt
Despite the increasing importance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in veterinary medicine, knowledge about the epidemiology of the pathogen in horses is still poor. The phylogenetic relationship of strains of human and equine origins has been addressed before, usually by analyzing results of common standard classification methods for MRSA. This work intends to go beyond the baseline of typing...
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