Prevalence, capsular type and antimicrobial susceptibility of Streptococcus suis isolated from slaughter pigs in Korea

Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 151-155

  Han, Dong Un ^a   Choi, Changsun ^a   Ham, Hee Jin ^c   Jung, Ji Hun ^c   Cho, Wan Seob ^a   Kim, Junghyun ^a   Higgins, Robert ^b   Chae, Chanhee ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; CEFTIOFUR; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G; SPECTINOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; SEROTYPING; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SWINE;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; AMOXICILLIN; ANIMALS; CEPHALOSPORINS; KOREA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PENICILLINS; PREVALENCE; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TONSIL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0343337157     PISSN: 08309000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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