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Spontaneous Staphylococcus xylosus infection in mice deficient in NADPH oxidase and comparison with other laboratory mouse strains.
Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS - 1 Jul 2010
Gozalo Alfonso S, Hoffmann Victoria J, Brinster Lauren R, Elkins William R, Ding Li, Holland Steven M
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Staphylococcus xylosus typically is described as a nonpathogenic common inhabitant of rodent skin. Reports of S. xylosus as a primary pathogen in human and veterinary medicine are scarce. Here we report 37 cases, affecting 12 strains of laboratory mice, of spontaneous infections in which S. xylos...
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