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Fluoroquinolone resistance in Staphylococcus intermedius
Author(s) -
Lloyd D.H.,
Lamport A.I.,
Noble W.C.,
Howell S.A.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
veterinary dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.744
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1365-3164
pISSN - 0959-4493
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-3164.1999.00187.x
Subject(s) - staphylococcus intermedius , enrofloxacin , ciprofloxacin , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , quinolone , antibiotics , staphylococcus , antibiotic resistance , staphylococcus aureus , bacteria , genetics
Four canine isolates of S. intermedius resistant to enrofloxacin were isolated amongst a total of 429 screened. Two of these were shown to exhibit resistance also to marbofloxacin and ciprofloxacin. Whilst molecular studies have shown the mechanism of resistance to these quinolone antibiotics to be similar in a number of staphylococcal species, it was not possible to confirm this mechanism in Staphylococcus intermedius .