Differentiation of Staphylococcus sciuri strains isolated from free-living rodents and insectivores

Journal of Veterinary Medicine, Series B

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 241-246

  Hauschild, T ^a   Schwarz, S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

^b INSTITUT FÜR TIERZUCHT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; GERMANY; INSECTIVORA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; RODENT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; GERMANY; INSECTIVORA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; RODENTIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SCIURI;

EID: 0038382880     PISSN: 09311793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0450.2003.00662.x     Document Type: Article

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