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Enterotoxin gene profile of Staphylococcus aureus isolates recovered from bovine milk produced in central Ethiopia.
Journal of infection in developing countries - 28 Feb 2016
Seyoum Eyasu Tigabu, Mekonene Tesfu Kassa, Woldetsadik Daniel Asrat, Zewudie Bayleyegn Molla, Gebreyes Wondwossen Abebe
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INTRODUCTION: Staphylococcal food intoxication is dependent on the production of enterotoxins, the single most important virulence factors. Various studies conducted in Ethiopia have depicted the prevalence of S. aureus in bovine milk. However, there is no published data regarding the enterotoxin gene profile of S. aureus isolates in Ethiopia. The aim of this study was, therefore, to evaluate enterotoxin gene...
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