Characterization of genes encoding virulence determinants and toxins in Staphylococcus aureus from bovine milk in central Italy

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 72, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1443-1448

  Casagrande Proietti, Patrizia ^a   Coppola, Giacomo ^a   Bietta, Annalisa ^a   Luisa Marenzoni, Maria ^a   Hyatt, Doreene R ^b   Coletti, Mauro ^a   Passamonti, Fabrizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine; PCR; Staphylococcal enterotoxins; Staphylococcus aureus; Virulence determinants

Indexed keywords

COAGULASE; PRIMER DNA; RNA 23S; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PROTEIN A;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP; STANDARD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COAGULASE; DAIRYING; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHY; ITALY; MILK; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 23S; SHEEP; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL PROTEIN A; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIRULENCE;

BOVINAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 78649781946     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.10-0158     Document Type: Article

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