Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Livestock-associated Staphylococcus aureus in Childcare Worker

Erin D. Moritz and Tara C. Smith

Author affiliations: Author affiliation: University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA

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Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis of Staphylococcus aureus. Isolates were digested with Cfr9I. Lanes 1 and 7, molecular mass ladder; lane 2, t034 sequence type (ST) 398 isolate from pig; lane 3, t571 ST398 nasal isolate from colonized childcare employee; lane 4, t571 ST398 throat isolate from colonized childcare employee; lanes 5 and 6, non-ST398 isolates (t2228 and t084, respectively) from 2 other childcare employees.

Figure. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis of Staphylococcus aureus. Isolates were digested with Cfr9I. Lanes 1 and 7, molecular mass ladder; lane 2, t034 sequence type (ST) 398 isolate from pig; lane 3, t571 ST398 nasal isolate from colonized childcare employee; lane 4, t571 ST398 throat isolate from colonized childcare employee; lanes 5 and 6, non-ST398 isolates (t2228 and t084, respectively) from 2 other childcare employees.

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