Antimicrobial resistance and presence of virulence factor genes in Arcanobacterium pyogenes isolated from the uterus of postpartum dairy cows

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 145, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 84-89

  Santos, T M A ^a   Caixeta, L S ^a   Machado, V S ^a   Rauf, A K ^a   Gilbert, R O ^a   Bicalho, R C ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Arcanobacterium pyogenes; Dairy cow; Metritis; Virulence factor

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; CEFTIOFUR; CHLORAMPHENICOL; FLORFENICOL; OXYTETRACYCLINE; PENICILLIN G; SPECTINOMYCIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARCANOBACTERIUM PYOGENES; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BROTH DILUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; FEMALE; METRITIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUERPERIUM; UTERUS; UTERUS FLUID;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARCANOBACTERIUM; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; GENES, BACTERIAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UTERUS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

ARCANOBACTERIUM PYOGENES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS;

EID: 77956227089     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2010.03.001     Document Type: Article

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