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mecA-related structure in methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci from street food in Taiwan.
Scientific reports - 9 Feb 2017
Yang Tsung-Ying, Hung Wei-Wen, Lin Lin, Hung Wei-Chun, Tseng Sung-Pin
Abstract excerpt
Antibiotic-resistant patterns, a mecA homologue complex, and staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) were analysed in samples of ready-to-eat (RTE) street food in Taiwan. RTE food samples (270) were collected in three densely populated Taiwanese cities between June and November 2014. Among 14 strains being identified as methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci (MRCoNS), genetic diversities...
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