Dissemination of the gene encoding exfoliative toxin of Staphylococcus intermedius among strains isolated from dogs during routine microbiological diagnostics

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

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 434-438

  Lautz, S ^a   Kanbar, T ^a   Alber, J ^a   Lammler C ^a   Weiss, R ^a   Prenger Berninghoff, E ^a   Zschock M ^a,b  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Landesbetrieb Hessisches Landeslabor   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; ENTEROTOXIN; EXFOLIATIN; PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CLASSIFICATION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENTEROTOXINS; EXFOLIATINS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENES, BACTERIAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS;

EID: 33750372796     PISSN: 09311793     EISSN: 14390450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0450.2006.00999.x     Document Type: Article

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