Characterization of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus isolated from public surfaces on a university campus, student homes and local community

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1531-1537

  Roberts, M C ^a   Soge, O O ^a   No, D ^a   Helgeson, S E ^a   Meschke, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental surfaces; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Student home surfaces; University surfaces

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIA; ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

COMMUNITY SITE; ENVIRONMENTAL SURFACES; HOME SURFACE; ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION; LOCAL COMMUNITY; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STUDENT HOME SURFACE; UNIVERSITY CAMPUS; UNIVERSITY STUDENTS; UNIVERSITY SURFACE;

STUDENTS;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; CATABOLISM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ELECTROKINESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STUDENT; SURFACE; URBAN REGION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COMMUNITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; UNIVERSITY;

ANIMALIA; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79955887340     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.05017.x     Document Type: Article

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