Molecular phylogenetic evidence for noninvasive zoonotic transmission of Staphylococcus intermedius from a canine pet to a human

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1628-1631

  Tanner, Michael A ^a   Everett, Christine L ^a   Youvan, Douglas C ^a  

^a KAIROS Scientific Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DOG; EXTERNAL OTITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENESIS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS; ZOONOSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS;

EID: 0034003091     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.4.1628-1631.2000     Document Type: Article

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