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Novel Lineage of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Hong Kong

To determine whether spa type of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in pigs belonged to sequence type (ST) 398, we analyzed nasal swabs from pig carcasses at Hong Kong markets in 2008. ST9 belonging to spa type t899 was found for 16/100 samples, which indicates that a distinct lineage has e...

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Autores principales: Guardabassi, Luca, O’Donoghue, Margie, Moodley, Arshnee, Ho, Jeff, Boost, Maureen
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3044525/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19961685
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1512.090378