Prevalence of toxin-producing strains and antimicrobial resistance in isolates of Staphylococcus hyicus from pigs with exudative epidermitis and from healthy pigs

Virulent strains of Staphylococcus hyicus produce exfoliative toxins and cause a potentially fatal skin disease in piglets known as exudative epidermitis. Vaccines and antimicrobials are used to control the disease. Antimicrobial resistance and the prevalence of several different toxin genes and tox...

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Main Author: Björklund, Christina
Format: First cycle, G2E
Language:Swedish
Inglés
Published: 2011
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Online Access:https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/2554/

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