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SUBMITTER: Sobral D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3342327 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sobral Daniel D Schwarz Stefan S Bergonier Dominique D Brisabois Anne A Feßler Andrea T AT Gilbert Florence B FB Kadlec Kristina K Lebeau Benoit B Loisy-Hamon Fabienne F Treilles Michaël M Pourcel Christine C Vergnaud Gilles G
PloS one 20120502 5
Staphylococcus aureus is a major human pathogen, a relevant pathogen in veterinary medicine, and a major cause of food poisoning. Epidemiological investigation tools are needed to establish surveillance of S. aureus strains in humans, animals and food. In this study, we investigated 145 S. aureus isolates recovered from various animal species, disease conditions, food products and food poisoning events. Multiple Locus Variable Number of Tandem Repeat (VNTR) analysis (MLVA), known to be highly ef ...[more]