Molecular basis of resistance to macrolides and lincosamides among staphylococci and streptococci from various animal sources collected in the resistance monitoring program BfT-GermVet

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 528-535

  Lüthje, Petra ^a   Schwarz, Stefan ^a  

^a INSTITUT FÜR TIERZUCHT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Minimum inhibitory concentration; PCR assay; Veterinary pathogens

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; LINCOSAMIDE; MACROLIDE; RNA METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CAT; DOG; ERMA GENE; ERMB GENE; ERMC GENE; ERMTR GENE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GERMANY; HORSE; INUA GENE; INUB GENE; INUC GENE; MEFA GENE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MPHC GENE; MSRA GENE; MSRD GENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GERMANY; MACROLIDES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 34147202392     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2006.12.016     Document Type: Article

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