Susceptibility to antimicrobial agents of streptococcus suis capsular type 2 strains isolated from pigs

Zentralblatt fur Bakteriologie

Volumn 283, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 328-331

  Šeol, Branka ^a   Kelnerić, Željko ^b   Hajsig, Danko ^a   Madić, Josip ^a   Naglić, Tomo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b PLIVA CROATIA LTD   (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROATIA; DRUG EFFECT; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL CAPSULES; CROATIA; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SWINE;

EID: 0030090106     PISSN: 09348840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0934-8840(96)80067-3     Document Type: Article

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