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Molecular characterization of Staphylococcus aureus complex from fomites in Nigeria.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Nov 2020
Shittu Adebayo Osagie, Mellmann Alexander, Schaumburg Frieder
Abstract excerpt
Fomites serve as a potential route for the transmission of pathogens including community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus to humans. Phylogenetic and taxonomic analyses have established the Staphylococcus aureus complex (S. aureus, S. argenteus and S. schweitzeri), however, phenotypic characteristics are insufficient in the delineation of these species. In this study, we describe the S. aureus...
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