Antimicrobial resistance of Staphylococcus pseudintermedius

Veterinary Dermatology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Kadlec, Kristina ^a   Schwarz, Stefan ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS DELPHINI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PSEUDINTERMEDIUS;

EID: 84864126545     PISSN: 09594493     EISSN: 13653164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3164.2012.01056.x     Document Type: Article

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