Abstract
Staphylococcus intermedius isolates from dogs (n = 44) and pigeons (n = 62) were categorized into 12 types by intergenic ribosomal DNA spacer polymorphism analysis. All isolates from pigeons were lukS positive and all isolates from dogs were lukS and lukF positive by dot blot analysis. The mean leukotoxicity titer for dog isolates was at least 129-fold higher than that for pigeon isolates.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Bacterial Proteins / genetics
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Bacterial Proteins / metabolism
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Bacterial Typing Techniques / veterinary
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Bird Diseases / epidemiology
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Bird Diseases / microbiology
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Columbidae / microbiology*
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Dog Diseases / epidemiology
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Dog Diseases / microbiology
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Dogs / microbiology*
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Exotoxins / genetics
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Exotoxins / metabolism
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Leukocidins / genetics
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Leukocidins / metabolism
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Prevalence
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology
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Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
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Staphylococcal Infections / veterinary*
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Staphylococcus / classification*
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Staphylococcus / genetics
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Staphylococcus / isolation & purification*
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Staphylococcus / metabolism
Substances
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Bacterial Proteins
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Exotoxins
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Leukocidins
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leukocidin S-component protein, Staphylococcus
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leukotoxin
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LukF protein, Staphylococcus aureus