Identification of Staphylococcus aureus, S. intermedius and S. hyicus by PCR amplification of COA and NUC genes

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages 125-127

  Da Silva, Wladimir Padilha ^a,b   Silva, Jorge Adolfo ^a   De Macedo, Márcia Raquel Pegoraro ^a   De Araújo, Márcia Ribeiro ^a   Mata, Márcia Magalhães ^a   Gandra, Eliezer Avila ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^b Laboratório de Microbiologia de Alimentos   (Brazil)

Author keywords

coa gene; Coagulase positive staphylococci; nuc gene; PCR

Indexed keywords

STAPHYLOCOCCI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HYICUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS;

EID: 19944421462     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1517-83822003000500043     Document Type: Article

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