Antibiotic resistance and hypermutability of Escherichia coli O157 from feedlot cattle treated with growth-promoting agents

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2411-2419

  Lefebvre, Brigitte ^a   Diarra, Moussa S ^b   Giguère, Karine ^c   Roy, Gabriel ^c   Michaud, Sophie ^d   Malouin, François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b SUMMERLAND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^c SHERBROOKE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 27744590897     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-68.11.2411     Document Type: Article

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