Symposium 9 - Veterinary Aspects of Staphylococcus

Wednesday, 10 September 2008 13:30 - 15:00, Meeting Room 2

Co-Chair Stefan Schwarz Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute, Institute of Farm Animal Genetics, Neustadt-MarienseeGermany
Co-Chair Mary Barton University of South AustraliaAustralia
Antimicrobial resistance pheno- and genotypes of staphylococci from food animals and companion animals, pets in Germany
  • Stefan Schwarz, Institute of Farm Animal Genetics, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute (FLI), Germany
Evolutionary genomic analysis of host adaptation of the canine and zoonotic pathogen Staphylococcus pseudintermedius
  • Nouri Ben Zakour, Laboratory for Bacterial Evolution and Pathogenesis, Roslin Institute, Centre for Infectious Diseases, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
When do dogs and cats acquire Staphylococcus aureus infection? - Two case-control studies
  • Dr Heather Smith, Royal Veterinary College, University of London, London, United Kingdom
Evolutionary genomic analysis of ruminant host-specificity in Staphylococcus aureus
  • Caitriona Guinane, Centre for Infectious Diseases and The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom