Methicillin resistance gene diversity in staphylococci isolated from captive and free-ranging wallabies

Background: Infection with methicillin-resistant staphylococci (MRS) can be life-threatening in humans and its presence in animals is a cause for public health concern. The aim of this study was to measure the prevalence of MRS in captive and free-ranging wallabies over a 16-month period in South Au...

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Main Authors: Michelle M. S. Chen, Wayne S. J. Boardman, Melissa H. Brown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-05-01
Series:Infection Ecology & Epidemiology
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Online Access:http://www.infectionecologyandepidemiology.net/index.php/iee/article/view/31507/pdf_67