Occurrence of antimicrobial resistance and virulence genes, and distribution of enterococcal clonal complex 17 from animals and human beings in Korea

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 924-931

  Kwon, Ka Hee ^a   Hwang, Sun Young ^a   Moon, Bo Youn ^a   Park, Young Kyung ^a   Shin, Sook ^a   Hwang, Cheol Yong ^a   Park, Yong Ho ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Animal Plant and Fisheries Quarantine and Inspection Agency   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; clonal complex 17; enterococci; virulence

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROCOCCUS; GENETICS; GRAM POSITIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; PATHOGENICITY; SOUTH KOREA; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84865237285     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: 19434936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1040638712455634     Document Type: Article

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