Reproducibility of Antibiogram of Bovine Mammary Gland Staphylococci under Conditions of Repeated Subculturing

Journal of Veterinary Medicine, Series B

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 189-192

  Muhammad, G ^a,b   Hoblet, K H ^b   Bech Nielsen, S ^b   Jackwood, D L ^b   Smith, K L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; STREPTOMYCIN;

ANIMAL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MICROBIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; UDDER;

AMPICILLIN; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CATTLE; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; PENICILLINS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOMYCIN;

EID: 0032041097     PISSN: 09311793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0450.1998.tb00782.x     Document Type: Article

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