In vitro susceptibility of Chlamydia pecorum to macrolides, tetracyclines, quinolones and β-lactam

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 61-63

  Pudjiatmoko, ^a   Fukushi, Hideto ^a   Ochiai, Yoshitsugu ^a   Yamaguchi, Tsuyoshi ^a   Hirai, Katsuya ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chlamydia pecorum; Macrolide; MIC; Quinolone; Tetracycline

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; MINOCYCLINE; OFLOXACIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIASIS; DRUG EFFICACY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0031919237     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1998.tb01971.x     Document Type: Article

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