Phenotypic and genotypic (pulsed-field gel electrophoresis) characteristics of enterotoxin-A-producing Staphylococcus aureus strains

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 147, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 263-271

  Gouloumes C ^a   Bes, M ^a   Renaud, F ^a   Lina, B ^a   Reverdy, M E ^a   Brun, Y ^a   Fleurette, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Enterotoxin A; Epidemiology; PFGE; Phenotypic and genotypic characteristics; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ENTEROTOXIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRANCE; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029866297     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0923-2508(96)81386-6     Document Type: Article

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