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Severe Dermatitis Associated with Spontaneous Staphylococcus xylosus Infection in Rag-/-Tpl2-/- Mice.
Comparative medicine - 1 Aug 2017
Acuff Nicole V, LaGatta Monica, Nagy Tamas, Watford Wendy T
Abstract excerpt
Staphylococcus xylosus is a commensal bacterium found on the skin and mucosal surfaces of SPF mice. S. xylosus is rarely pathogenic, most often causing skin lesions and dermatitis in immunocompromised mice, particularly those with impaired NADPH oxidase function. Here we report spontaneous infection with S. xylosus in Rag1-/-Tpl2-/- mice. Infection was characterized by the presence of alopecia, crusts, and scaly...
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