Amoebae promote persistence of epidemic strains of MRSA

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1130-1133

  Huws, Sharon A ^a,b   Smith, Anthony W ^a   Enright, Mark C ^a   Wood, Pauline J ^a   Brown, Michael R W ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CLASSIFICATION; COCULTURE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CYTOLOGY; EPIDEMIC; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ANIMALS; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA POLYPHAGA; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PHAGO; PROTOZOA;

EID: 33745148619     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2006.00991.x     Document Type: Article

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