PCR typing of tetracycline resistance determinants (Tet A-E) in Salmonella enterica serotype Hadar and in the microbial community of activated sludges from hospital and urban wastewater treatment facilities in Belgium

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 77-85

  Guillaume, Gilliane ^a   Verbrugge, Dirk ^a   Chasseur Libotte, Marie Louise ^a   Moens, William ^a   Collard, Jean Marc ^a  

^a SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; DNA purification; PCR; Salmonella; Tetracycline resistance

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BELGIUM; DNA DETERMINATION; HOSPITAL WASTE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SEROTYPE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

EID: 0034039864     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6496(00)00016-7     Document Type: Article

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