Rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) are natural hosts of specific Staphylococcus aureus lineages.

Rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) are natural hosts of specific Staphylococcus aureus lineages.

Currently, there is no animal model known that mimics natural nasal colonization by Staphylococcus aureus in humans. We investigated whether rhesus macaques are natural nasal carriers of S. aureus. Nasal swabs were taken from 731 macaques. S. aureus isolates were typed by pulsed-field gel electropho...

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Main Authors: Sanne van den Berg, Willem J B van Wamel, Susan V Snijders, Boudewijn Ouwerling, Corné P de Vogel, Hélène A Boelens, Rob J L Willems, Xander W Huijsdens, Frank A W Verreck, Ivanela Kondova, Peter J Heidt, Henri A Verbrugh, Alex van Belkum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3197613?pdf=render

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