Multiplex PCR for detection of genes for Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxins, exfoliative toxins, toxic shock syndrome toxin 1, and methicillin resistance

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1032-1035

  Mehrotra, Manisha ^a   Wang, Gehua ^a   Johnson, Wendy M ^a,b  

^a Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health   (Canada)

^b Cangene Corporation   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DNA; METICILLIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN; SUPERANTIGEN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DNA SEQUENCE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0034088988     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.3.1032-1035.2000     Document Type: Article

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