Comparison of agar dilution and broth microdilution methods of anaerobic antimicrobial susceptibility testing using several veterinary antibiotics against clostridium perfringens strains originating from porcine and avian sources

Anaerobe

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 561-569

  Benning, Valerie R ^a   Mathers, Jeremy J ^a  

^a Alpharma Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Clostridium perfringens; Minimal inhibitory concentration; Veterinary antimicrobials

Indexed keywords

AGAR; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACITRACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; SALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TETRACYCLINE; TYLOSIN; VETERINARY DRUG; VIRGINIAMYCIN;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANIMAL FOOD; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CULTURE MEDIUM; DILUTION; DRUG EFFICACY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE INFECTION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; ORNITHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE DISEASE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0033368911     PISSN: 10759964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anae.1999.0303     Document Type: Article

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