Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance of Salmonella spp. in Pet Mammals, Reptiles, Fish Aquarium Water, and Birds in Trinidad

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series B: Infectious Diseases and Veterinary Public Health

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 488-493

  Seepersadsingh, N ^a   Adesiyun, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL SALMONELLOSIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BIRD; CLASSIFICATION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; FISH; MAMMAL; PREVALENCE; REPTILE; SALMONELLA; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BIRDS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FISHES; MAMMALS; PREVALENCE; REPTILES; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CRUSTACEA; ENTERITIDIS; GASTROPODA; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR MONTEVIDEO; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS;

EID: 0346399848     PISSN: 09311793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0931-1793.2003.00710.x     Document Type: Article

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