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Detection of MRSA ST3061-t843-mecC and ST398-t011-mecA in white stork nestlings exposed to human residues.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Jan 2016
Gómez Paula, Lozano Carmen, Camacho Mari Cruz, Lima-Barbero José-Francisco, Hernández José-Manuel, Zarazaga Myriam, Höfle Úrsula, Torres Carmen
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OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to analyse the prevalence of tracheal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus/MRSA in storks and to study the resistance and virulence genes in the obtained isolates. METHODS: Tracheal samples from 92 stork nestlings of two landfill-associated and two natural-habitat colonies were inoculated in specific media for S. aureus and MRSA recovery. Antimicrobial susceptibility was...
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