Enterococci in near environment of humans;LES ENTEROCOQUES DANS L'ENVIRONNEMENT PROCHE DE L'HOMME

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 699-708

  Flahaut, Sigrid ^a   Boutibonnes, Philippe ^b   Auffray, Yanick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

Author keywords

Biochemical properties; Biotopes; Enterococci; Opportunism; Resistance

Indexed keywords

APTITUDE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONTAMINATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENT; FOOD; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WASTE WATER; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY;

ANIMALIA; ENTEROCOCCUS;

ANIMALS; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS;

EID: 0031205772     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/m97-101     Document Type: Review

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