Population genetic structures of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from cats and dogs in Japan.
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SUBMITTER: Sasaki T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3372125 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jun
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Population genetic structures of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from cats and dogs in Japan.
Sasaki Takashi T Tsubakishita Sae S Tanaka Yoshikazu Y Ohtsuka Masayuki M Hongo Isamu I Fukata Tsuneo T Kabeya Hidenori H Maruyama Soichi S Hiramatsu Keiichi K
Journal of clinical microbiology 20120321 6
We determined the population genetic structures of feline and canine Staphylococcus aureus strains in Japan by multilocus sequence typing (MLST). Ecological analyses suggested that multiple feline-related S. aureus clones, including ST133, naturally occur as commensals and can cause endogenous infections in felines. In contrast, S. aureus populations do not likely include any clone that exhibits tropism in domestic dogs. Even if S. aureus infections occur in dogs, the pathologies are likely exog ...[more]
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