Characterization of Staphylococcus intermedius from pigeons, dogs, foxes, mink, and horses by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 237-243

  Wakita, Yoshihisa ^a   Shimizu, Akira ^a   Hájek, Václav ^b   Kawano, Junichi ^a   Yamashita, Kenji ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Phage typing; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis; Staphylococcus intermedius

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; COLUMBA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; MUSTELA VISON; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS;

BACTERIAL DNA; ENDODEOXYRIBONUCLEASE XMAI; TYPE II SITE SPECIFIC DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DOG; FOX; GENETICS; HORSE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MINK; PIGEONS AND DOVES; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; COLUMBIDAE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; DOGS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; FOXES; HORSES; MINK; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 0036514889     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.64.237     Document Type: Article

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