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Diversity of antimicrobial resistance pheno- and genotypes of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 from diseased swine.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Dec 2009
Kadlec Kristina, Ehricht Ralf, Monecke Stefan, Steinacker Ulrike, Kaspar Heike, Mankertz Joachim, Schwarz Stefan
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OBJECTIVES: Fifty-four methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) ST398 isolates from unrelated diseased swine collected all over Germany were comparatively investigated for their antimicrobial resistance and virulence properties, and for their genomic relatedness. METHODS: MICs of 30 antimicrobial agents were determined by broth microdilution. Resistance and virulence genes were detected via a diagnostic...
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