Occurrence, characterization and antimicrobial resistance of enterotoxigenic Staphylococcus aureus isolated from meat and dairy products

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 290-296

  Normanno, G ^a   La Salandra, G ^b   Dambrosio, A ^a   Quaglia, N C ^a   Corrente, M ^a   Parisi, A ^b   Santagada, G ^b   Firinu, A ^c   Crisetti, E ^b   Celano, G V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA PUGLIA E DELLA BASILICATA   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA SARDEGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Biotyping; Enterotoxigenic Staphylococcus aureus; Foods

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ECOTYPE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD STORAGE; HYGIENE; MEAT; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DAIRY PRODUCTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; ITALY; MEAT; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVINAE; OVIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33947158123     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2006.10.049     Document Type: Article

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