Absence of Livestock-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clonal Complex CC398 as a Nasal Colonizer of Pigs Raised in an Alternative System | Zendy

Christiane Cuny | Zendy; Alexander W. Friedrich | Zendy; Wolfgang Witte | Zendy

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Absence of Livestock-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clonal Complex CC398 as a Nasal Colonizer of Pigs Raised in an Alternative System

Author(s) -

Christiane Cuny,

Alexander W. Friedrich,

Wolfgang Witte

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

applied and environmental microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552

H-Index - 324

eISSN - 1070-6291

pISSN - 0099-2240

DOI - 10.1128/aem.07260-11

Subject(s) - staphylococcus aureus , livestock , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , veterinary medicine , staphylococcal infections , medicine , bacteria , ecology , genetics

Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) ST398 isolated from pigs raised in conventional farms was previously reported. Here we report a study on 25 farms adhering to an alternative system. LA-MRSA ST398 was not detected in nasal swabs from 178 pigs or from 89 humans working and living on these farms.

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