Effects of sunlight and Synechocystis sp. (picocyanobacterium) on the incidence of antibiotic resistance in wastewater enteric bacteria

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 553-559

  Oufdou, Kh ^a   Mezrioui, N ^a   Ait Melloul, A ^a   Barakate, M ^a   Ait Alla, A ^b  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES SEMLALIA   (Morocco)

^b FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Faecal coliforms; Salmonella; Sunlight; Synechocystis; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CEFALOTIN; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; WASTE WATER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTERIC BACTERIA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA SP.; SYNECHOCYSTIS; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP.;

EID: 0032748698     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008955430623     Document Type: Article

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