Methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from healthy horses in Japan

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1451-1455

  Yasuda, Ryo ^a   Kawano, Junichi ^a   Onda, Humiaki ^a   Takagi, Michihiro ^a   Shimizu, Akira ^a   Anzai, Toru ^b  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b EQUINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFTIZOXIME; COAGULASE; ERYTHROMYCIN; KANAMYCIN; METICILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; HORSE; MECA GENE; MECL GENE; MECR1 GENE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NOSE MUCOSA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SKIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0033768361     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2000.61.1451     Document Type: Article

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