Characterization of Streptococcus suis serotype 7 isolates from diseased pigs in Denmark

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 103, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 55-62

  Tian, Y ^a   Aarestrup, F M ^b   Lu, C P ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Denmark; Pig bacteria; Streptococcus suis

Indexed keywords

CEFTIOFUR; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLORFENICOL; PENICILLIN G; SPECTINOMYCIN; STREPTOMYCIN; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE; TIAMULIN; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DENMARK; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RIBOTYPING; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SWINE DISEASE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DENMARK; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHYLOGENY; RIBOTYPING; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 4644227802     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2004.07.009     Document Type: Article

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