Presence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Pigs in Peru
We report the first detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates in pigs in Peru. The isolates belong to a livestock-associated lineage previously reported in North America and Europe, CC398, and a highly virulent USA300-like ST8-IV variant, which is the predominant community-as...
Main Authors: | Arriola, Carmen S., Güere, Mariella E., Larsen, Jesper, Skov, Robert L., Gilman, Robert H., Gonzalez, Armando E., Silbergeld, Ellen K. |
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2011
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3234269/ |
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