Laboratory Animal and Comparative Medicine, Volume. 45, Issue 3, 368(2025)

Isolation and Identification of Staphylococcus xylosus in Nude Mice with Squamous Skin Scurfs

KONG Zhihao1, WEI Xiaofeng1、*, YU Lingzhi1, FENG Liping1, ZHU Qi1, SHI Guojun2, and WANG Chen2
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  • 1Shanghai Laboratory Animal Research Center, Shanghai 201203, China
  • 2INVIVO (Shanghai) Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Shanghai 201203, China
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    KONG Zhihao, WEI Xiaofeng, YU Lingzhi, FENG Liping, ZHU Qi, SHI Guojun, WANG Chen. Isolation and Identification of Staphylococcus xylosus in Nude Mice with Squamous Skin Scurfs[J]. Laboratory Animal and Comparative Medicine, 2025, 45(3): 368

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    Received: Nov. 12, 2024

    Accepted: Aug. 26, 2025

    Published Online: Aug. 26, 2025

    The Author Email: WEI Xiaofeng (wei.xf@outlook.com)

    DOI:10.12300/j.issn.1674-5817.2024.166

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