Distribution, Characterization and Genetic Bases of Erythromycin Resistance in Staphylococci and Enterococci Originating from Livestock

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 202-211

  Jaglic, Z ^a   Vlkova, H ^a   Bardon, J ^b,c   Michu, E ^a   Cervinkova, D ^a   Babak, V ^a  

^a VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^b State Veterinary Institute   (Czech Republic)

^c PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Antimicrobial; Gram positive cocci; Methylase; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; LINCOSAMIDE; MACROLIDE; METICILLIN; MIKAMYCIN B; PENICILLIN G; PULMOTIL; TELITHROMYCIN; TILMICOSIN; TYLOSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CATTLE; CLOACA; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; LIVESTOCK; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SWINE; TURKEY (BIRD);

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CATTLE; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; LINCOSAMIDES; MACROLIDES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHENOTYPE; POULTRY DISEASES; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOGRAMIN B; SWINE; TURKEYS;

ANIMALIA; BOS; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 84859732561     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2011.01434.x     Document Type: Article

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