Isolation and characterization of coliforms from glacial ice and water in Canada's High Actic

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 597-609

  Dancer, S J ^a   Shears, P ^b   Platt, D J ^a  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIA; DNA; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; LANDFORMS;

ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BLUE MOUNTAIN; CANADIAN ARCTIC ARCHIPELAGO; COLIFORMS; ENTEROBACTER; GLACIAL ICE; ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION; LAND-MASSES; SERRATIA;

ICE;

AMPICILLIN; CARBENICILLIN; CEFAMANDOLE; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; STREPTOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ARCTIC; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CANADA; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0030917703     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1997.tb03590.x     Document Type: Article

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