Staphylococcus aureus Population Structure and Genomic Profiles in Asymptomatic Carriers in Switzerland

Staphylococcus aureus is a leading cause for clinical infections and food intoxications, causing over 100,000 yearly cases of bacteremia in the United States and 434 food-borne outbreaks in the European Union. Approximately 30% of the population permanently carry S. aureus asymptomatically in their...

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Main Authors: Danai Etter, Sabrina Corti, Simona Spirig, Nicole Cernela, Roger Stephan, Sophia Johler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.01289/full