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Genotyping of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from diseased poultry.
Veterinary microbiology - 23 Mar 2013
Monecke Stefan, Ruppelt Antje, Wendlandt Sarah, Schwarz Stefan, Slickers Peter, Ehricht Ralf, Jäckel Sonia Cortez de
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To gain insight into the genomic diversity of Staphylococcus aureus associated with diseases in domestic poultry, 131 isolates from clinically ill turkeys (n=80) and chickens (n = 51) were collected and genotyped using microarray hybridisations. MRSA isolates were subjected to spa and dru typing and their antimicrobial resistance geno- and phenotypes were determined. Most (68 out of 80) turkey isolates belonged...
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