Molecular and phage typing of Staphylococcus aureus harbouring cyrptic conjugative plasmids

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 637-641

  Udo, E E ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Conjugative plasmids; Molecular typing; Phage typing; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; HUMANS; NIGERIA; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; PLASMIDS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGES;

EID: 0029801068     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00499464     Document Type: Article

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