Biological properties and ecological variants of Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from Macaca rhesus monkeys

• Published in: Žurnal mikrobiologii, ėpidemiologii i immunobiologii no. 9; p. 21
• Main Authors: Trots, A A, Dzhikidze, E K, Stasilevich, Z K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Russian
• Published: Russia (Federation) 01.09.1984
• Subjects: Animals; Bacteriophage Typing; Ecology; Female; Genetic Variation; Macaca - microbiology; Macaca mulatta - microbiology; Male; Staphylococcal Infections - microbiology; Staphylococcus aureus - classification; Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification; Staphylococcus aureus - physiology

The biological properties of staphylococci isolated from 38 healthy M. rhesus and 28 dead ones were studied. Of 90 isolated staphylococcal strains, 62 proved to be S. aureus strains belonging to 6 different ecological variants.