mecA Gene Transferrability and Antibiogram of Zoonotic Staphylococcus intermedius from Animals, Staff, and the Environment in Animal Hospitals in Korea |
Youn, Jung-Ho
(Department of Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, and BK21 Program for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University)
Hwang, Sun-Young (Department of Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, and BK21 Program for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University) Kim, So-Hyun (Department of Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, and BK21 Program for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University) Koo, Hye-Cheong (Department of Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, and BK21 Program for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University) Shin, Sook (Department of Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, and BK21 Program for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University) Moon, Bo-Youn (Department of Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, and BK21 Program for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University) Lim, Suk-Kyung (National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry) Park, Yong-Ho (Department of Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, and BK21 Program for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University) |
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