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Phenotypic and genomic features of virulent mecA-carrying Staphylococcus hyicus isolated from a pig farm with fatal exudative epidermitis.
BMC veterinary research - 6 Jun 2026
Lei Lei, Jiao Mengyan, Zhai Ruidong, Xu Xinlu, Chen Zanmiao, Zhang Tingting, Song Jianheng, Zhang Huangming, Han Yue, Wu Qin, Xu Jiali, Cocolin Luca Simone, Rantsiou Kalliopi, Cheng Changyong, Song Houhui
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BACKGROUND: Staphylococcus hyicus is recognized as one of causative agents of porcine exudative epidermitis in piglets. However, research on clinical pathogenic S. hyicus remains limited. In this study, multidrug-resistant S. hyicus was isolated from a large-scale pig farm with cases of fatal exudative epidermitis in piglets. By characterizing the phenotypes and genotypes of S. hyicus isolates, we provide...
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