Molecular basis of rifampicin resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius isolates from dogs | Zendy

Kristina Kadlec | Zendy; Engeline van Duijkeren | Zendy; Jaap A. Wagenaar | Zendy; Štefan Schwarz | Zendy

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Molecular basis of rifampicin resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius isolates from dogs

Author(s) -

Kristina Kadlec,

Engeline van Duijkeren,

Jaap A. Wagenaar,

Štefan Schwarz

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124

H-Index - 194

eISSN - 1460-2091

pISSN - 0305-7453

DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkr118

Subject(s) - staphylococcus pseudintermedius , rifampicin , microbiology and biotechnology , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , biology , medicine , antibiotics , staphylococcus , staphylococcus aureus , genetics , bacteria

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (MRSP) often display resistance to almost all classes of antimicrobial agents used in veterinary medicine. In the present study, we investigated the emergence of rifampicin resistance in MRSP, the persistence of these isolates and identified the corresponding mutations in the rpoB gene.

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