Colonization of Cimex lectularius with Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1222-1224

  Barbarin, Alexis M ^a   Hu, Baofeng ^b   Nachamkin, Irving ^a   Levy, Michael Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CIMEX; CIMEX LECTULARIUS; CIMICIDAE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CIMEX; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEDBUGS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84898798320     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.12384     Document Type: Article

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