Isolation of vancomycin-resistant enterococci from pigs in Japan

Animal Science Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 521-523

  Sakai, Yuri ^a   Tsukahara, Takamitsu ^a   Ushida, Kazunari ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Enterococus faecium; Multiresistancy; Pig; vanB; Vancomycin resistant enterococci

Indexed keywords

ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0346401740     PISSN: 13443941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1344-3941.2003.00147.x     Document Type: Article

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