Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a harbour seal (Phoca vitulina)

Veterinary Record

Volumn 169, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Fravel, V ^a   Van Bonn, W ^a   Rios, C ^a   Gulland, F ^a  

^a THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INJURY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGY; PHOCA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PHOCA; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

PHOCA VITULINA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 80051523636     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.d4199     Document Type: Article

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