Association of a lukM-positive clone of Staphylococcus aureus with fatal exudative dermatitis in red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris)

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 162, Issue 2-4, 2013, Pages 987-991

  Simpson, V R ^a   Davison, N J ^b   Kearns, A M ^c   Pichon, B ^c   Hudson, L O ^d   Koylass, M ^b   Blackett, T ^e   Butler, H ^f   Rasigade, J P ^g   Whatmore, A M ^b  

^a Wildlife Veterinary Investigation Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e JSPCA Animals' Shelter   (United Kingdom)

^f Wight Squirrel Project   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Dermatitis; LukM gene; Sciurus vulgaris; Staphylococcus aureus CC49

Indexed keywords

LEUKOTOXIN; LEUKOTOXIN M; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FATAL EXUDATIVE DERMATITIS; MOLECULAR TYPING; NONHUMAN; RODENT DISEASE; SCIURUS; SCIURUS VULGARIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DERMATITIS; EXOTOXINS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR TYPING; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; RODENT DISEASES; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS VULGARIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TAMIASCIURUS;

EID: 84872490163     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2012.10.025     Document Type: Article

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