Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in pigs from Thailand
- Anukool, Usanee
- O’Neill, Colette E.
- Butr-Indr, Bordin
- Hawkey, P. M.
- Gaze, William H.
- Wellington, E. M. H.
Publication date
January 2011
DOI Publisher
Elsevier BV ISSN
0924-8579 Citation count (estimate)
10Abstract
Livestock-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) strains are increasingly isolated from pigs and humans, particularly those involved in pig farming. There is also growing evidence of transmission through the food chain. The distribution of LA-MRSA has spread throughout Europe and beyond, with the majority of strains belonging to sequence type ST398 and ST9. Here we report the emergence of LA-MRSA in pigs from Thailand. [...
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