Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin-Susceptible and Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> in Wild, Captive and Laboratory Rats: Effect of Habitat on the Nasal <i>S. aureus</i> Population

Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin-Susceptible and Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> in Wild, Captive and Laboratory Rats: Effect of Habitat on the Nasal <i>S. aureus</i> Population

Rats are a reservoir of human- and livestock-associated methicillin-resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (MRSA). However, the composition of the natural <i>S. aureus</i> population in wild and laboratory rats is largely unknown. Here, 144 nasal <i>S. aureus</i>...

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Main Authors: Dina Raafat, Daniel M. Mrochen, Fawaz Al’Sholui, Elisa Heuser, René Ryll, Kathleen R. Pritchett-Corning, Jens Jacob, Bernd Walther, Franz-Rainer Matuschka, Dania Richter, Uta Westerhüs, Jiri Pikula, Jens van den Brandt, Werner Nicklas, Stefan Monecke, Birgit Strommenger, Sarah van Alen, Karsten Becker, Rainer G. Ulrich, Silva Holtfreter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-01-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
<i>staphylococcus aureus</i>
rat
clonal complex
host adaptation
livestock
laboratory
coagulation
immune evasion cluster
habitat
epidemiology
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/12/2/80

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