Characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from healthy turkeys and broilers using DNA microarrays

Characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from healthy turkeys and broilers using DNA microarrays

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major human health problem and recently, domestic animals, in particular pigs and poultry are discussed as carriers and possible reservoirs of MRSA. Twenty seven S. aureus isolates from five turkey farms (n=18) and two broiler farms (n=9) were...

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Main Authors: Hosny El-Adawy, Marwa Fawzy El Metwaly Ahmed, Helmut Hotzel, Stefan Monecke, Jochen Schulz, Joerg Hartung, Ralf Ehricht, Heinrich Neubauer, Hafez Mohamed Hafez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Staphylococcus aureus
Turkey
Microarray
genotyping
MRSA
antibiotics
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.02019/full

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