Vancomycin resistance and antibiotic susceptibility of enterococci in raw meat

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 912-915

  Pavia, Maria ^a   Nobile, Carmelo G A ^a   Salpietro, Letterio ^a   Angelillo, Italo F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; DISK DIFFUSION; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ERYTHROMYCIN; GLYCOPEPTIDE; IMIPENEM; ITALY; MEAT; METICILLIN; RIFAMPICIN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STREPTOMYCIN; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0033922044     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-63.7.912     Document Type: Article

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