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Characterization of Livestock-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus CC398 and mecC-positive CC130 from Zoo Animals in the United Kingdom.
Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Oct 2017
Bortolami Alessio, Verin Ranieri, Chantrey Julian, Corrò Michela, Ashpole Ian, Lopez Javier, Timofte Dorina
Abstract excerpt
Little is known about the characteristics and diseases associated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in nondomestic animals. Four presumptive MRSA isolates, obtained from clinical (n = 3) and surveillance specimens (n = 1) from dwarf (Helogale parvula) and yellow mongooses (Cynictis penicillata) from a United Kingdom zoo, were analyzed by PCR for detection of mecA and mecC-mediated...
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