TY - JOUR AU - Skallerup, Per AU - Espinosa-Gongora, Carmen AU - Jørgensen, Claus B. AU - Guardabassi, Luca AU - Fredholm, Merete PY - 2015 DA - 2015/11/26 TI - Genome-wide association study reveals a locus for nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus in Danish crossbred pigs JO - BMC Veterinary Research SP - 290 VL - 11 IS - 1 AB - Staphylococcus aureus is an important human opportunistic pathogen residing on skin and mucosae of healthy people. Pigs have been identified as a source of human colonization and infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and novel measures are needed to control zoonotic transmission. A recent longitudinal study indicated that a minority of pigs characterized by high nasal load and stable carriage may be responsible for the maintenance of S. aureus within farms. The primary objective of the present study was to detect genetic loci associated with nasal carriage of S. aureus in Danish crossbred pigs (Danish Landrace/Yorkshire/Duroc). SN - 1746-6148 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-015-0599-y DO - 10.1186/s12917-015-0599-y ID - Skallerup2015 ER -