Presence and diversity of the β-lactamase gene in cat and dog staphylococci

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 123, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 162-168

  Malik, Seidu ^a   Christensen, Henrik ^b   Peng, Haihong ^a   Barton, Mary D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Lactam; blaZ; Cat; Dog; Staphylococci

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; BETA LACTAMASE; PENICILLIN G;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CAT; DOG; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAMASES; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; PHYLOGENY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIDAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 34250218564     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2007.02.012     Document Type: Article

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