Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus isolates recovered from dairy sheep farms (agr group, adherence, slime, resistance to antibiotics)

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 72, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 197-199

  Vautor, Eric ^a   Carsenti Dellamonica, Hélène ^b   Sabah, Michèle ^b   Mancini, Géraldine ^b   Pépin, Michel ^a   Dellamonica, Pierre ^b  

^a Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE NICE   (France)

Author keywords

Accessory gene regulator (agr); Adherence; Antibiotics; Dairy sheep mastitis; Slime; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 34547668630     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2006.08.011     Document Type: Article

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