Study of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Danish pigs at slaughter and in imported retail meat reveals a novel MRSA type in slaughter pigs

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 157, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 246-250

  Agersø, Yvonne ^a   Hasman, Henrik ^a   Cavaco, Lina M ^a   Pedersen, Karl ^a   Aarestrup, Frank M ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

MecA; Poultry meat; Spa types; Swine

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CZRC PROTEIN; METICILLIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BEEF; BROILER; GENE CASSETTE; MEAT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN SUSCEPTIBLE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; SLAUGHTERHOUSE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CATTLE; CHICKENS; DENMARK; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; MEAT; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SUS SCROFA;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 84859712594     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2011.12.023     Document Type: Article

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