Characterization of erythromycin-resistant methylase genes from multiple antibiotic resistant Staphylococcus spp isolated from milk samples of lactating cows

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1128-1132

  Khan, Saeed A ^a   Nawaz, Mohamed S ^a   Khan, Ashraf A ^a   Steele, Roger S ^a   Cerniglia, Carl E ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROMYCIN; METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; FEMALE; GENE ISOLATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; LACTATION; MILK; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SIMULANS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SIMULANS;

EID: 0033851713     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2000.61.1128     Document Type: Article

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