Vancomycin-resistant enterococci isolated from animals and food

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 197-204

  Robredo, Beatriz ^a   Singh, Kavindra V ^c   Baquero, Fernando ^b   Murray, Barbara E ^c   Torres, Carmen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LA RIOJA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chicken; Enterococcus; Identification; Vancomycin resistance

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; KANAMYCIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TEICOPLANIN; TYLOSIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHICKEN; ENTEROCOCCUS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TURKEY (BIRD);

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARBON-OXYGEN LIGASES; CHICKENS; ENTEROCOCCUS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; MEAT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POULTRY PRODUCTS; SWINE; TURKEYS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS DURANS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS HIRAE; GALLUS GALLUS; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0033994258     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(99)00195-6     Document Type: Article

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