Biochemical characterisation, enteropathogenicity and antimicrobial resistance plasmids of clinical and environmental Aeromonas isolates

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 434-437

  Chaudhury, A ^a   Nath, G ^a   Shukla, B N ^a   Sanyal, S C ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFALEXIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOXITIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FURAZOLIDONE;

AEROMONAS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ENTERITIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0029997035     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-44-6-434     Document Type: Article

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