Detection of virulence genes in Staphylococcus aureus isolated from paper currency

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Kumar, J Dinesh ^a   Negi, Yogesh K ^a   Gaur, Abhishek ^a   Khanna, Deepshikha ^a  

^a Sardar Bhagwan Singh Post Gratudate Institute of Biomedical Sciences & Research   (India)

Author keywords

Pathogenicity; Spread; Staphylococcus aureus; Virulence genes

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DNA; ERYTHROMYCIN; HEMOLYSIN; METICILLIN; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; DNA ISOLATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMIDITY; IN VITRO STUDY; INDIA; MONEY; NONHUMAN; PAPER; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEMPERATURE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COMMERCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FOMITES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INDIA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PAPER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTAURANTS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 70350746693     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2009.02.020     Document Type: Article

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