Characterization of the biofilm forming ability of Staphylococcus pseudintermedius from dogs

BMC Veterinary Research

Volumn 9, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Singh, Ameet ^a   Walker, Meagan ^a   Rousseau, Joyce ^a   Weese, Jeffrey Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biofilm; IcaA; IcaD; Microtitre plate assay; Staphylococcus pseudintermedius

Indexed keywords

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

BACTERIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOFILM; DOG; DOG DISEASE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; VETERINARY; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BIOFILMS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; GENES, BACTERIAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PHENOTYPE; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 84876962863     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17466148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-6148-9-93     Document Type: Article

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