Staphylococcus hominis subsp. novobiosepticus subsp. nov., a novel trehalose- and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine-negative, novobiocin- and multiple- antibiotic-resistant subspecies isolated from human blood cultures

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 799-812

  Kloos, Wesley E ^a   George, Carol G ^a   Olgiate, Jennifer S ^a   Van Pelt, Linda ^b   McKinnon, Mary L ^b   Zimmer, Barbara L ^b   Muller, Eugene ^c   Weinstein, Melvin P ^d   Mirrett, Stanley ^e  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SIEMENS CORPORATE RESEARCH   (United States)

^c FRAMINGHAM STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

mecA gene homologues; Multiple antibiotic resistance; Novobiocin resistant Staphylococcus hominis; Staphylococcus hominis subsp. hominis; Staphylococcus hominis subsp. novobiosepticus subsp. nov.

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DNA; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; KANAMYCIN; METICILLIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; NOVOBIOCIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; STREPTOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; DNA DNA HYBRIDIZATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HOMINIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HOMINIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HOMINIS SUBSP. HOMINIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HOMINIS SUBSP. NOVOBIOSEPTICUS;

EID: 0031823204     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-48-3-799     Document Type: Article

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