Ecological impact of antibiotic use in animals on different complex microflora: Environment

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 321-325

  Witte, Wolfgang ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Antibiotic transfer; Antibiotic use

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AVOPARCIN; CEFOTAXIME; DALFOPRISTIN; DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; GENTAMICIN; GLYCOPEPTIDE; OXYTETRACYCLINE; WATER;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; DRUG USE; ECOLOGY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENVIRONMENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD; GENE TRANSFER; HOST; INTESTINE FLORA; MEAT; MICROFLORA; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SOIL; VEGETABLE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ECOLOGY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; STREPTOTHRICINS; SWINE;

EID: 0034102094     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-8579(00)00144-8     Document Type: Article

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