Sequence type 72 meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from humans, raw meat and soil in South Korea

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 442-445

  Ko, Kwan Soo ^a,b,c   Lim, Suk Kyung ^d   Jung, Suk Chan ^d   Yoon, Je Moon ^a   Choi, Ji Young ^a   Song, Jae Hoon ^a,b  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Asia Pacific Foundation for Infectious Diseases (APFID)   (South Korea)

^c Samsung Medical Center   (South Korea)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 12; HUMAN; LIVESTOCK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAW MEAT; SOIL; SOUTH KOREA;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MEAT; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR TYPING; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 79952995830     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.026484-0     Document Type: Article

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