Detection of mecC-Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates in river water: A potential role for water in the environmental dissemination

Environmental Microbiology Reports

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 705-708

  Porrero, M Concepción ^a   Harrison, Ewan ^b   Fernández Garayzábal, José Francisco ^a   Paterson, Gavin K ^b,c   Díez Guerrier, Alberto ^a   Holmes, Mark A ^b   Domínguez, Lucas ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; BOVINE; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; RIVER;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CATTLE; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RIVERS;

EID: 84913555532     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17582229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1758-2229.12191     Document Type: Article

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