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Comparisons between geographically diverse samples of carried Staphylococcus aureus.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Sept 2009
Ruimy Raymond, Armand-Lefevre Laurence, Barbier Francois, Ruppé Etienne, Cocojaru Radu, Mesli Yasmine, Maiga Aminata, Benkalfat Mokhtar, Benchouk Samia, Hassaine Hafida, Dufourcq Jean-Baptiste, Nareth Chhor, Sarthou Jean-Louis, Andremont Antoine, Feil Edward J
Abstract excerpt
Approximately one-third of the human population is asymptomatically colonized by Staphylococcus aureus. However, much of the global diversity within the carriage populations remains uncharacterized, and it is unclear to what degree the variation is geographically partitioned. We isolated 300 carriage isolates from 1,531 adults contemporaneously in four countries: France, Algeria, Moldova, and Cambodia. All...
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