Virulence and resistance gene profiles of staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from ready-to-eat foods

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1232-1236

  Baumgartner, Andreas ^a   Niederhauser, Isabel ^a   Johler, Sophia ^b  

^a FEDERAL FOOD SAFETY AND VETERINARY OFFICE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA LACTAM; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BOVINE; CHEESE; DRUG EFFECTS; FAST FOOD; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEAT; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAMS; CATTLE; CHEESE; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FAST FOODS; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MEAT PRODUCTS; MILK; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84905482273     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-14-027     Document Type: Article

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