Genetic analysis of mecA homologues in Staphylococcus sciuri strains derived from mastitis in dairy cattle

Microbial Drug Resistance

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 205-214

  Rahman, Mohammed Tanvir ^a   Kobayashi, Nobumichi ^b   Alam, Mohammed Mahbub ^b   Ishino, Masaho ^b  

^a BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^b SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GENE PRODUCT; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2A; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CORYNEBACTERIUM STRIATUM; DAIRY CATTLE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; HSP60 GENE; MASTITIS; MECA GENE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; RPOB GENE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SODA GENE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SCIURI; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CATTLE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SCIURI;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CATTLE; DNA, BACTERIAL; MASTITIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 26444519256     PISSN: 10766294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2005.11.205     Document Type: Article

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