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Wild type agr-negative livestock-associated MRSA exhibits high adhesive capacity to human and porcine cells.
Research in microbiology - 1 Jan 2000
Bünter Julia P, Seth-Smith Helena M B, Rüegg Simon, Heikinheimo Annamari, Borel Nicole, Johler Sophia
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the leading causes of nosocomial infections and a major public health concern worldwide. During the last decade, MRSA of CC398 have emerged as important colonizers of livestock. These strains also represent an increasing cause of human infections. A recent study reporting a new dominant spa type among MRSA from Finish fattening pigs (CC398/t2741)...
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