BIOMOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION OF METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STRAINS OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS (MRSA) ISOLATED FROM MEAT AND MEAT PROCESSING ENVIRONMENTS
371 samples from meat and meat-environments were collected and examined for the detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The structural gene for penicillin-binding protein 2a (mecA gene), was amplified by PCR and detected by agarose gel electrophoresis. 96 samples (25.8%), co...
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Formato: | Artigo |
Idioma: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2008-09-01
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Colecção: | Italian Journal of Food Safety |
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Acesso em linha: | http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ijfs/article/view/1019 |