VanA-type vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) remain prevalent in poultry carcasses 3 years after avoparcin was banned

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 89-94

  Borgen, Katrine ^a,b   Sorum, Marit ^b   Wasteson, Yngvild ^a   Kruse, Hilde ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Avoparcin; Poultry carcasses; Vancomycin resistant enterococci

Indexed keywords

AVOPARCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CARCASS; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; FECES; MEAT; NONHUMAN; POULTRY; TURKEY (BIRD);

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARBON-OXYGEN LIGASES; CHICKENS; ENTEROCOCCUS; FECES; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GLYCOPEPTIDES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; TURKEYS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0035961640     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(00)00435-9     Document Type: Article

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