Isolation and molecular characterization of fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli from poultry litter

Poultry Science

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-66

  Khan, A A ^a   Nawaz, M S ^a   Summage West, C ^a   Khan, S A ^a   Lin, J ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluoroquinolone resistance; gyr A gene; Multiple antibiotic resistance; Poultry litter; Ribotyping

Indexed keywords

AVES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALLIFORMES;

EID: 12344332874     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/84.1.61     Document Type: Article

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