Salmonella enterica isolates from faeces of domestic reptiles and a study of their antimicrobial in vitro sensitivity

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 117-121

  Ebani, V V ^a   Cerri, D ^a   Fratini, F ^a   Meille, N ^c   Valentini, P ^b   Andreani, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Center for Pathogen Enterobacteria   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Antimicrobial sensitivity; Faeces; Reptiles; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; ENROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; NITROFURANTOIN; SULFAFURAZOLE; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FECES ANALYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; REPTILE; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SEROTYPE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FECES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; REPTILES; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; SEROTYPING;

REPTILIA; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SAURIA; SERPENTES;

EID: 10244237833     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2004.08.002     Document Type: Article

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