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Genetic Diversity and Virulence Potential of Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Crayfish (Procambarus clarkii).
Current microbiology - 1 Jan 2017
Dong Xingxing, Wang Xiaohong, Chen Xingchun, Yan Zhiyun, Cheng Jing, Gao Liangliang, Liu Yuan, Li Jinquan
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Staphylococcus aureus, a commensal and a pathogenic bacterium, causes a wide variety of diseases in humans and animals with a high impact on public health and the livestock industry. The risk of zoonotic transmission to humans highlights the need to understand the molecular ecology of S. aureus in foods. In this study, we obtained 25 S. aureus isolates from 39 crayfish samples in Hubei, China. PCR was applied for...
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