Use of multilocus enzyme electrophoresis to distinguish clinically important strains of Staphylococcus intermedius from the skin of dogs

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 267-272

  Barrs, V R ^a   Briscoe, D ^b   Malik, R ^a   Love, D N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dogs; Electrophoretic types; Multilocus enzyme electrophoresis; SSSS; Staphylococcus intermedius

Indexed keywords

ENZYME;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLASSIFICATION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MICROBIOLOGY; MUCOSA; SKIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS;

ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ELECTROPHORESIS, CELLULOSE ACETATE; ENZYMES; GENOTYPE; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; NEW SOUTH WALES; SKIN; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SCALDED SKIN SYNDROME; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0034167352     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2000.tb11754.x     Document Type: Article

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