Incidence of antibiotic resistance in coliforms from drinking water and their identification using the biolog and the API identification systems

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 45-50

  Tokajian, S ^a   Hashwa, F ^a  

^a LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Aminoglycosides; Amoxycillin; API 20E; Biolog GN; Coliforms; Resistance

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMOXICILLIN; CEFALEXIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DRINKING WATER; GENTAMICIN; KANAMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LEBANON; NONHUMAN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 1942454746     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.2004.16.1.45     Document Type: Article

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