First report of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from cage-cultured tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

Swabs from the brain, eyes and kidneys of tilapia from 11 farms were collected for a period of 2 years. They were grown on blood agar before cultures of suspected Staphylococcus aureus were subjected to ABI STAPH Detection Kit and PCR for identification. They were then grown on oxacillin resistance...

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Main Authors: M. A. S., Atyah, Saad, Mohd Zamri, Abdullah, Siti Zahrah
Format: Article
Language:English
English
Published: Elsevier 2010
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/6285/1/First%20report%20of%20methicillin.pdf