First report of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from cage-cultured tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 144, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 502-504

  Atyah, M A S ^a   Zamri Saad, M ^a   Siti Zahrah, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b National Fish Health Research Centre   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Methicillin resistant; Staphylococcus aureus; Tilapia

Indexed keywords

AGAR; OXACILLIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BRAIN; EYE; KIDNEY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TILAPIA;

ANIMALS; AQUACULTURE; FISH DISEASES; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TILAPIA;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 77955578542     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2010.02.004     Document Type: Article

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