Prevalence and characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in raw meat in Korea

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 775-778

  Lim, Suk Kyung ^a   Nam, Hyang Mi ^a   Park, Hyun Jung ^a   Lee, Hee Soo ^a   Choi, Min Jung ^a   Jung, Suk Chan ^a   Lee, Ji Yeon ^a   Kim, Young Cho ^a   Song, Si Wook ^a   Wee, Sung Hwan ^a  

^a Animal Plant and Fisheries Quarantine and Inspection Agency   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Meat; MLST; MRSA; SCCmec

Indexed keywords

PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BEEF; CHICKEN MEAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; KOREA; MARKET; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; PORK; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RAW MEAT; SLAUGHTERHOUSE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHICKENS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; KOREA; MEAT; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PREVALENCE; SWINE;

IVA; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77954993688     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.0912.12022     Document Type: Article

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