Distribution and antimicrobial susceptibility of Clostridium species in soil contaminated with domestic livestock feces of Korea

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 401-410

  Kim, Jeong Dong ^a   Lee, Dae Weon ^b   Lee, Kyou Seung ^b   Choi, Chang Hyun ^b   Kang, Kook Hee ^b  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial susceptibility; Clostridium; Korea; Soil

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; CEFOXITIN; CEFPIROME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; IMIPENEM; LORACARBEF; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN; TROVAFLOXACIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM CHAUVOEI; CLOSTRIDIUM NOVYI; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CLOSTRIDIUM SEPTICUM; CLOSTRIDIUM SPOROGENES; CLOSTRIDIUM SUBTERMINALE; CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; GENUS; GEOGRAPHY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IN VITRO STUDY; KOREA; LIVESTOCK; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NEW SPECIES; NONHUMAN; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; SPECIES CULTIVATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA; CLOSTRIDIA; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM SEPTICUM;

EID: 2442426261     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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