Frequency of antimicrobial resistance and plasmid profiles of Bacillus cereus strains isolated from milk

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 380-384

  Ombui, J N ^a   Mathenge, J M ^a   Kimotho, A M ^a   Macharia, J K ^a   Nduhiu, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; KANAMYCIN; STREPTOMYCIN; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; MILK; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS CEREUS; DAIRYING; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; KENYA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MILK; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; R FACTORS;

EID: 0030424392     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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