Staphylococcus pseudintermedius colonization patterns and strain diversity in healthy dogs: A cross-sectional and longitudinal study

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 160, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 420-427

  Paul, Narayan Chandra ^a   Bärgman, Sofia Cathrine ^a   Moodley, Arshnee ^a   Nielsen, Søren Saxmose ^a   Guardabassi, Luca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Canine; Carriage; Genetic diversity; PFGE

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOG; GENETIC VARIABILITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PSEUDINTERMEDIUS; TAXONOMY;

ANIMALS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; GENETIC VARIATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; NOSE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PSEUDINTERMEDIUS;

EID: 84869097614     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2012.06.012     Document Type: Article

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