Incomplete cross resistance against ionophores in Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis strains from pigs and poultry

Microbial Drug Resistance

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 59-61

  Butaye, Patrick ^a   Devriese, Luc A ^a   Haesebrouck, Freddy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCCIDIOSTATIC AGENT; GROWTH PROMOTOR; IONOPHORE; LASALOCID; MONENSIN; NARASIN; SALINOMYCIN;

ANIMAL FOOD; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS RESISTANCE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; POULTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GALLUS GALLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0034045497     PISSN: 10766294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2000.6.59     Document Type: Article

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