The occurrence and comparative phenotypic characteristics of Staphylococcus spp. from healthy and diseased, household and shelter dogs, based on routine biochemical diagnostic methods

Polish Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-26

  Kasprowicz, Andrzej ^a   Białecka, Anna ^a   Białecka, Joanna ^a   Godzisz, Izabela ^b   Barabasz, Wiesław ^b   Jaworska, Olga ^c   Małachowa, Natalia ^d,e   Miȩdzobrodzki, Jacek ^d  

^a Centre for Microbiological Research and Autovaccines   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN KRAKOW   (Poland)

^c Alvet Veterinary Clinic   (Poland)

^d JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Biochemical methods; Diagnostic; Phenotyping; Staphylococcus spp. from dogs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOG; HABITAT; HOUSEHOLD; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NOSE MUCOSA; PERINEUM; PHENOTYPE; SKIN INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS CHROMOGENES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS COHNII; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EQUORUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS GALLINARUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HAEMOLYTICUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HOMINIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS LENTUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS LUGDUNENSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SAPROPHYTICUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SCHLEIFERI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SCIURI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SIMULANS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS WARNERI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS XYLOSUS; VESTIBULE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 79955441481     PISSN: 17331331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33073/pjm-2011-003     Document Type: Article

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