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Hemagglutination by Staphylococcus aureus strains responsible for human bacteremia or bovine mastitis.
Medical microbiology and immunology - 1 May 1995
Rupp M E, Han J, Gatermann S
Abstract excerpt
Although hemagglutination by Staphylococcus aureus has been associated with the pathogenesis of bovine mastitis, this trait has not been characterized with regard to human disease. In this study, the prevalence of hemagglutination in 100 strains of S. aureus responsible for bovine mastitis or human bacteremia, was characterized. Under optimum conditions hemagglutination was noted in 23% of the bovine strains, but...
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