Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from Northwest marine and freshwater recreational beaches

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 412-420

  Levin Edens, Emily ^a   Soge, Olusegun O ^a   No, David ^a   Stiffarm, Amy ^b   Meschke, J Scott ^a   Roberts, Marilyn C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Salish Kootenai College   (United States)

Author keywords

MRSA; SCCmec type IV; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; SEA WATER;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; BEACH PROFILE; CHROMOSOME; DRAINAGE; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; SEAWATER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGY; STATISTICS; SWIMMING;

BATHING BEACHES; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SEAWATER; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

SEATTLE; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84855253940     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2011.01229.x     Document Type: Article

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