Antimicrobial Resistance and Molecular Characterization of Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> from Two Pig Farms: Longitudinal Study of LA-MRSA

• Main Authors: Majda Golob (Author), Mateja Pate (Author), Darja Kušar (Author), Urška Zajc (Author), Bojan Papić (Author), Matjaž Ocepek (Author), Irena Zdovc (Author), Jana Avberšek (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Pigs were identified as the most important reservoir of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (LA-MRSA), mostly belonging to the emergent zoonotic clonal complex (CC) 398. Here, we investigated the presence of MRSA in sows and piglets over a period of se...