Comparative sequence analysis of spa gene of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from bovine mastitis: Characterization of an unusual spa gene variant

Journal of Dairy Research

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 322-327

  El Sayed, Amr ^a   Alber, Jörg ^a   Lämmler, Christoph ^a   Abdulmawjood, Amir ^a   Zschöck, Michael ^b   Hugo Castaneda V ^c  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Landesbetrieb Hessisches Landeslabor   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cattle; Mastitis; Protein A; Sequence variation; Spa gene; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PROTEIN A;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CATTLE; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL PROTEIN A; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BOS TAURUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33746445412     PISSN: 00220299     EISSN: 14697629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002202990600183X     Document Type: Article

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