Molecular Characterization of Rifampicin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Isolates from Retail Foods in China

• Main Authors: Jiahui Huang (Author), Feng Zhang (Author), Jumei Zhang (Author), Jingsha Dai (Author), Dongli Rong (Author), Miao Zhao (Author), Juan Wang (Author), Yu Ding (Author), Moutong Chen (Author), Liang Xue (Author), Qihui Gu (Author), Shi Wu (Author), Qingping Wu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study investigated the molecular characteristics of rifampin-resistant (RIF-R) <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> isolates recovered from 4300 retail food samples covering most provincial capitals in China, from 2011 to 2016. Of the 1463 <i>S. aureus</i> enrolled, 149 isolates...