Molecular characterization of Staphylococcus sciuri strains isolated from humans

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1136-1143

  Couto, Isabel ^a,b,c   Sanches, Ilda Santos ^a,b   Sá Leão, Raquel ^a   De Lencastre, Hermínia ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA QUÍMICA E BIOLÓGICA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^c ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; METICILLIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SCIURI;

ANIMALIA; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SCIURI;

EID: 0034048293     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.3.1136-1143.2000     Document Type: Article

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