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Genome-wide association study reveals a locus for nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus in Danish crossbred pigs.
BMC veterinary research - 26 Nov 2015
Skallerup Per, Espinosa-Gongora Carmen, Jørgensen Claus B, Guardabassi Luca, Fredholm Merete
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BACKGROUND: Staphylococcus aureus is an important human opportunistic pathogen residing on skin and mucosae of healthy people. Pigs have been identified as a source of human colonization and infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and novel measures are needed to control zoonotic transmission. A recent longitudinal study indicated that a minority of pigs characterized by high nasal load...
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