Microbiological features of Staphylococcus schleiferi subsp. coagulans, isolated from dogs and possible misidentification with other canine coagulase-positive staphylococci

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series B: Infectious Diseases and Veterinary Public Health

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 449-454

  Zdovc, I ^a   Ocepek, M ^a   Pirs T ^a   Krt, B ^a   Pinter, L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; COAGULASE; METICILLIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; EXTERNAL OTITIS; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SLOVENIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; COAGULASE; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; METHICILLIN; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OTITIS EXTERNA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SLOVENIA; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SCHLEIFERI SUBSP. COAGULANS;

EID: 11144259275     PISSN: 09311793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0450.2004.00792.x     Document Type: Article

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