Strains of Staphylococcus aureus and pathology associated with chronic suppurative mastitis in rabbits

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 190, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 403-407

  Viana, D ^a   Selva, L ^a   Callanan, J J ^b   Guerrero, I ^a   Ferrian, S ^a   Corpa, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CEU CARDENAL HERRERA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Chronic mastitis; Genotyping; Multilocus sequence typing; Pathology; Rabbit; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BREAST ABSCESS; CELLULITIS; CHRONIC SUPPURATIVE MASTITIS; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MASTITIS; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; ABSCESS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SUPPURATION;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ABSCESS; ANIMALS; CELLULITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; MASTITIS; RABBITS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUPPURATION;

EID: 84857220261     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2010.11.022     Document Type: Article

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