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Evolutionary genomics of Staphylococcus saprophyticus: origin and disease signatures of pathogenic clones
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"Staphylococcus saprophyticus is the second only to Escherichia coli as the leading cause of uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI), and it is associated with 10-20% of this type of infection in young women. Besides being a uropathogen, S. saprophyticus is also known to be a common coloniser of the gut, vagina, perineum, and the rectum of humans. Moreover, it colonises food producing animals such as pigs, and is a frequent contaminant of meat and fermented food products. Although the source(s) of S. saprophyticus causing UTI in humans are considered to be endogenous, increased contact with animal production settings and consumption of contaminated meat products have been hypothesised to increase the risk of human colonisation and infection with this bacterium.(...)"
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Staphylococcus saprophyticus pathogenic clones
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier