2020-01-24Zeitschriftenartikel
Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin-Susceptible and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Wild, Captive and Laboratory Rats: Effect of Habitat on the Nasal S. aureus Population
Raafat, Dina; Mrochen, Daniel M.; Al'Sholui, Fawaz; Heuser, Elisa; Ryll, René; Pritchett-Corning, Kathleen R.; Jacob, Jens; Walther, Bernd; Matuschka, Franz-Rainer; Richter, Dania; Westerhüs, Uta; Pikula, Jiri; van den Brandt, Jens; Nicklas, Werner; Monecke, Stefan; Strommenger, Birgit; van Alen, Sarah; Becker, Karsten; Ulrich, Rainer G.; Holtfreter, Silva
Rats are a reservoir of human- and livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). However, the composition of the natural S. aureus population in wild and laboratory rats is largely unknown. Here, ...