Class 1 and class 2 integrons in poultry carcasses from broiler house and poultry processing environments

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1426-1431

  Roe, Matthew T ^a   Byrd, J Allen ^b   Smith, Doug P ^c   Pillai, Suresh D ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN PLAINS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; INSERTION SEQUENCES; PROKARYOTA; TRANSPOSONS;

EID: 0041977182     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-66.8.1426     Document Type: Article

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