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Characterization of 26 isolates of Staphylococcus aureus, predominantly from dairy sheep, using four different

Eric Vautor1, Corinne Jay, Nicolas Chevalier

  • 1Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire des Aliments (AFSSA), Laboratoire d'Etudes et de Recherches sur les Petits Ruminants et les Abeilles, BP 111, F-06902 Sophia Antipolis, France.

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