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The occurrence of multiple strains of Staphylococcus aureus colonizing the nasal mucosa of food handlers was investigated. Samples were collected from the anterior nares of 47 food handlers and were streaked on plates of Baird-Parker agar. From each plate, three typical colonies of S. aureus, with similar morphologies, were picked up and identified by biochemical tests. S. aureus isolates were typed...