Prevalence of genes encoding exfoliative toxins, leucotoxins and superantigens among high and low virulence rabbit Staphylococcus aureus strains

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 117, Issue 2-4, 2006, Pages 211-218

  Vancraeynest, Dieter ^a   Hermans, Katleen ^a   Haesebrouck, Freddy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Exfoliative toxin; Leucotoxin; Rabbit; Staphylococcus aureus; Superantigen

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; EXFOLIATIN; LEUKOTOXIN; SUPERANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CODING; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; RABBIT; SPECIES INVASION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIRULENCE;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENTEROTOXINS; RABBITS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33748765597     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2006.05.009     Document Type: Article

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