International dissemination of a high virulence rabbit Staphylococcus aureus clone

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series B: Infectious Diseases and Veterinary Public Health

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 418-422

  Vancraeynest, D ^a   Haesebrouck, F ^a   Deplano, A ^a,b   Denis, O ^a,b   Godard, C ^a,c   Wildemauwe, C ^a,c   Hermans, K ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RABBIT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; PHENOTYPE; RABBITS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIRULENCE;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33750291381     PISSN: 09311793     EISSN: 14390450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0450.2006.00977.x     Document Type: Article

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