Discriminant analysis of antibiotic resistance patterns in fecal streptococci, a method to differentiate human and animal sources of fecal pollution in natural waters

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 3997-4002

  Wiggins, Bruce A ^a  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORTETRACYCLINE; HALOFUGINONE; OXYTETRACYCLINE; SALINOMYCIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FECES; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; STREPTOCOCCUS; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; GALLUS GALLUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; FAECAL POLLUTION; STREPTOCOCCI; SURFACE WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0029659598     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.11.3997-4002.1996     Document Type: Article

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