Antibiotic resistant bacteria in human food

Revue de Medecine Veterinaire

Volumn 149, Issue 8-9, 1998, Pages 819-822

  Corpet, D E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Contamination; Food; Resistance; Vegetarians

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032341155     PISSN: 00351555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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