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Presence of Staphylococcus aureus ST398 and ST9 in Swine in Japan.
Japanese journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jan 2012
Asai Tetsuo, Hiki Mototaka, Baba Kotaro, Usui Masaru, Ishihara Kanako, Tamura Yutaka
Abstract excerpt
Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) is mainly associated with swine and is capable of causing zoonotic infections. The methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) multilocus sequence type (ST) 398 of swine origin is predominant in Europe and North America, whereas ST9 is predominant in Asia. To evaluate the possible emergence of MRSA in swine, we examined the ST and spa type of...
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