Determination of staphylococcal exotoxins, SCCmec types, and genetic relatedness of Staphylococcus intermedius group isolates from veterinary staff, companion animals, and hospital environments in Korea

Journal of Veterinary Science

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 221-226

  Youn, Jung Ho ^a   Koo, Hye Cheong ^a   Ahn, Kuk Ju ^a   Lim, Suk Kyung ^b   Park, Yong Ho ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus intermedius group; Staphylococcus intermedius group; Staphylococcus pseudintermedius; Toxin

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; ENTEROTOXIN; EXFOLIATIN; EXOTOXIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; CAT; CAT DISEASE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; GENETICS; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEDICAL STAFF; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PET ANIMAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SOUTH KOREA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ENTEROTOXINS; EXFOLIATINS; EXOTOXINS; HOSPITALS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PETS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS;

ANIMALIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PSEUDINTERMEDIUS;

EID: 80052094989     PISSN: 1229845X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4142/jvs.2011.12.3.221     Document Type: Article

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