Prevalence, antimicrobial resistance, and molecular characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from bulk tank milk of dairy herds

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 4382-4388

  Kreausukon, K ^a   Fetsch, A ^a   Kraushaar, B ^a   Alt, K ^a   Muller K ^b   Kromker V ^c   Zessin, K H ^b   Kasbohrer A ^a   Tenhagen, B A ^a  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR RISK ASSESSMENT   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Dairy cow; Methicillin; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PROTEIN A;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; DNA MICROARRAY; GENETICS; GERMANY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; GERMANY; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MILK; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL PROTEIN A; ZOONOSES;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 84864071885     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-5198     Document Type: Article

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