Canine
Staphylococcaceae
circulating in a Kenyan animal shelter
Hatice Akarsu,
Anne M. Liljander,
Anna Lacasta
et al.
Abstract:Animal shelters, especially in resource-poor countries, bring together pets from different regions and with different backgrounds. The crowding of such animals often results in infectious diseases, such as respiratory infections. This study characterized
Staphylococcaceae
from diseased and apparently healthy dogs housed in an animal shelter in Kenya, to determine their antibiotic resistance profiles, their genetic relatedness, and the presence of dominant clones. Therefore, bacteria wer… Show more
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