Biofilm formation and genotyping of Staphylococcus aureus bovine mastitis isolates: Evidence for lack of penicillin-resistance in Agr-type II strains

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 137, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 83-89

  Melchior, M B ^a   van Osch, M H J ^a   Graat, R M ^a   van Duijkeren, E ^a   Mevius, D J ^b   Nielen, M ^a   Gaastra, W ^a   Fink Gremmels, J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agr type; Biofilm; Bovine mastitis; Genotyping; Penicillin resistance; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BAG GENE; BAP GENE; BIOFILM; BLAZ GENE; CATTLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENE; GENOTYPE; ICA GENE; IS257 GENE; MILK; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SERUM; SMR GENE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUBSPECIES;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; CATTLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; MASTITIS, BOVINE; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PENICILLINS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

BOVINAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 67349174727     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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