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Emergence and characterization of foodborne methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Korea.
Journal of food protection - 1 Dec 2010
Rhee Chae Hong, Woo Gun-Jo
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A total of 165 Staphylococcus aureus strains, isolated from different food samples between 2003 and 2006, were tested for antimicrobial susceptibility. The mecA-positive methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) strains were further characterized by testing for various virulence genes and by molecular typing with multilocus sequence typing and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Of the 165 S. aureus isolates, 150...
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