First Isolation of Methicillin-Resistant Livestock-Associated <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> CC398 and CC1 in Intensive Pig Production Farms in Argentina

First Isolation of Methicillin-Resistant Livestock-Associated <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> CC398 and CC1 in Intensive Pig Production Farms in Argentina

Since the mid-2000s, livestock-associated methicillin-resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (LA-MRSA) has been identified among pigs worldwide, CC398 being the most relevant LA-MRSA clone. In the present work, nasal swabs were taken from healthy pigs of different age categories (25 to 1...

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Main Authors: Paula Gagetti, Gabriela Isabel Giacoboni, Hernan Dario Nievas, Victorio Fabio Nievas, Fabiana Alicia Moredo, Alejandra Corso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-05-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
livestock-associated methicillin-resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (LA-MRSA)
pigs
ST398
whole-genome sequencing
zoonosis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/11/1796

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