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Development and Assessment of Intracellular Infection Models for Staphylococcus aureus
Published on: January 17, 2025
The Staphylococcus aureus complex: implications for the clinical microbiology laboratory
Austin Yan1,2, Julianne V Kus3,4, Nadia Sant1,2,5,6
1Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Abstract:
In the last 15 years, advances in diagnostic microbiology have enabled more detailed characterization of human bacterial pathogens. These changes have led to the description of new species within the Staphylococcus aureus complex, including S. aureus subspecies anaerobius, Staphylococcus argenteus, and Staphylococcus schweitzeri. In this minireview, we discuss the history, epidemiology, microbiology, genomics, and clinical significance of the S. aureus complex and provide a guide for laboratories to reliably detect and differentiate these novel species.
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