Antimicrobial susceptibility of Arcanobacterium pyogenes isolated from cattle and pigs

Journal of Veterinary Medicine, Series B

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 139-143

  Yoshimura, H ^a   Kojima, A ^a   Ishimaru, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL VETERINARY ASSAY LABORATORY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE;

ACTINOMYCETACEAE; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE;

ACTINOMYCETACEAE; ACTINOMYCOSIS; AMINOGLYCOSIDES; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CEPHALOSPORINS; CHLORAMPHENICOL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FLUOROQUINOLONES; MACROLIDES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PENICILLINS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TETRACYCLINES;

ACTINOMYCETACEAE; ANIMALIA; ARCANOBACTERIUM PYOGENES; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0034030065     PISSN: 09311793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0450.2000.00315.x     Document Type: Article

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