Staphylococcus hyicus is the primary etiological agent of exudative epidermitis in swine. Analysis of the complete genome sequence of the type strain revealed a locus encoding a type VII secretion system and a large chromosomal island harboring the genes encoding exfoliative toxin ExhA and an EDIN toxin homolog. Copyright © 2015 Calcutt et al.
Journal: Genome announcements
DOI: 10.1128/genomeA.01525-14
Year: 2015