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Small colony variant of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius ST71 presenting as a sticky phenotype.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Apr 2014
Savini Vincenzo, Carretto Edoardo, Polilli Ennio, Marrollo Roberta, Santarone Stella, Fazii Paolo, D'Antonio Domenico, Rossano Alexandra, Perreten Vincent
Abstract excerpt
We first observed the phenomenon of small colony variants (SCVs) in a Staphylococcus pseudintermedius sequence type 71 (ST71) strain, isolated from a non-pet owner. Although we found that small-sized colonies share main features with Staphylococcus aureus SCVs, they nevertheless show a novel, particular, and sticky phenotype, whose expression was extremely stable, even after subcultivation.
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