Isolation and characterization of staphylococci from external auditory meatus of dogs with or without otitis externa with special reference to Staphylococcus schleiferi subsp. coagulans isolates

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 263-268

  Yamashita, Kenji ^a   Shimizu, Akira ^a   Kawano, Junichi ^a   Uchida, Eiji ^b   Haruna, Akihiro ^c   Igimi, Shizunobu ^d  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b RAKUNO GAKUEN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Haruna Animal Hospital   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Canine external ear; Identification; PCR; Staphylococcus schleiferi subsp. coagulans; Staphylococcus species

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; STAPHYLOCOCCI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HYICUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SCHLEIFERI SUBSP. COAGULANS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; COAGULASE; PRIMER DNA; RNA 16S;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; EXTERNAL EAR; EXTERNAL OTITIS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COAGULASE; DNA PRIMERS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; EAR, EXTERNAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; OTITIS EXTERNA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 17844390653     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.67.263     Document Type: Article

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