Phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of methicillin/oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus intermedius isolated from clinical specimens during routine veterinary microbiological examinations

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 121, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 170-176

  Zubeir, I E M El ^a,b   Kanbar, T ^b   Alber, J ^b   Lammler C ^b   Akineden, Ö ^b   Weiss, R ^b   Zschock M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Landesbetrieb Hessisches Landeslabor   (Germany)

Author keywords

Methicillin oxacillin resistant; MRSA screening tests; MRSI; PFGE pattern; Staphylococcus intermedius

Indexed keywords

AGAR; BACTERIAL DNA; METICILLIN; OXACILLIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLAZ GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC TRAIT; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; GERMANY; MECA GENE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; NUC GENE; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; R FACTOR; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SCREENING TEST; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; METHICILLIN; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS;

EID: 33847416708     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2006.11.014     Document Type: Article

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