Zinc-resistance gene czrC identified in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus hyicus isolated from pigs with exudative epidermitis

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 489-490

  Slifierz, Mackenzie J ^a   Park, Jeonghwa ^a   Friendship, Robert M ^a   Weese, J Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; METICILLIN;

ANIMAL; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; DRUG EFFECTS; EXUDATIVE EPIDERMITIS; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PIG; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HYICUS; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; EPIDERMITIS, EXUDATIVE, OF SWINE; METHICILLIN; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HYICUS; SWINE;

EID: 84902660042     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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