Detection and quantification of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clones in retail meat products

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 338-342

  Weese, J S ^a   Avery, B P ^b   Reid Smith, R J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

antimicrobial(s); food; staphylococci

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CLONING; CONTAMINATION; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; GELS; MICROORGANISMS; SALES;

ANTIMICROBIAL(S); DETECTION THRESHOLD; FOOD; FOOD HANDLING; GROUND BEEF; LOW LEVEL; MEAT PRODUCTS; METHICILLIN; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; QUANTITATIVE METHOD; RETAIL OUTLETS; STAPHYLOCOCCI;

MEATS;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL DISEASE; CLONAL GROWTH; DETECTION METHOD; DISEASE PREVALENCE; ELECTROKINESIS; FOOD; GEL; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; LIVESTOCK; MEAT; PIG; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BEEF; CANADA; CHICKEN MEAT; CLONAL SPECIES; CONTROLLED STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PORK; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALIA; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 77955783275     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2010.02901.x     Document Type: Article

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