Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in foods of animal origin product in Italy

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 219-222

  Normanno, G ^a   Corrente, M ^a   La Salandra, G ^b   Dambrosio, A ^a   Quaglia, N C ^a   Parisi, A ^b   Greco, G ^a   Bellacicco, A L ^a   Virgilio, S ^c   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

Food; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD ANALYSIS; ITALY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CATTLE; CHEESE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROTOXINS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; ITALY; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MILK; SHEEP; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; OVIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 34249070857     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2007.04.006     Document Type: Article

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