Antimicrobial resistance and resistance genes in Staphylococcus aureus strains from rabbits

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 245-251

  Vancraeynest, Dieter ^a   Hermans, Katleen ^a   Martel, An ^a   Vaneechoutte, Mario ^a   Devriese, Luc A ^a   Haesebrouck, Freddy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial susceptibility; Bacteria; Rabbit; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

AGAR; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ENROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; LINCOMYCIN; NEOMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; TETRACYCLINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; DILUTION; DRUG SENSITIVITY; GENE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RABBIT; SCREENING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RABBITS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 3142681236     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2004.03.021     Document Type: Article

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