Antimicrobial resistance and genomic screening of clinical isolates of thermophilic Campylobacter spp. from south-east Queensland, Australia

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 495-500

  Alfredson, David A ^a,c   Akhurst, R J ^b   Korolik, V ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c GOLD COAST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ampicillin; Campylobacter; Erythromycin; Restriction endonuclease; Tetracycline

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIA; DILUTION; GENOME; MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; POLYSACCHARIDES;

AGAR DILUTION; AMPICILLIN; CAMPYLOBACTER SPP; CAMPYLOBACTERS; CLINICAL ISOLATES; E-TESTS; ERYTHROMYCIN; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASES; TETRACYCLINE; THERMOPHILIC CAMPYLOBACTERS;

DIFFUSION;

AGAR; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ERYTHROMYCIN; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CAMPYLOBACTER; DIFFUSION; DILUTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INCIDENCE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SCREENING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER;

EID: 0037221280     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2003.01856.x     Document Type: Article

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