Hemolytic and Nonhemolytic Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecalis Isolated from Beef Imported to Malaysia

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1845-1850

  Fifadara, Nimita ^a   Radu, Son ^a   Hassan, Zaiton ^a   Beuchat, Larry R ^b   Rusul, Gulam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS;

EID: 0142095162     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-66.10.1845     Document Type: Article

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