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Genetic basis of penicillin resistance of S. aureus isolated in bovine mastitis.
Acta veterinaria Scandinavica - 23 Nov 2012
Bagcigil Arzu Funda, Taponen Suvi, Koort Joanna, Bengtsson Björn, Myllyniemi Anna-Liisa, Pyörälä Satu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The blaZ gene encoding penicillin resistance can be located either chromosomally or on plasmids. The aim of this study was to investigate the genetic relationships and to determine the location of the blaZ gene in S. aureus isolated in bovine mastitis in Finland and Sweden. METHODS: Seventy-eight β-lactamase positive S. aureus isolates from bovine mastitis (34 from Finland and 44 from Sweden) were...
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