Decreased susceptibility to nitroimidazoles among Bacteroides species in Brazil

Current Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 27-32

  Vieira, Jessica Manya B D ^a   Boente, Renata F ^a   Miranda, Karla Rodrigues ^a   Avelar, Kátia E S ^b   Domingues, Regina M C P ^a   Ferreira, Maria Candida De S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; METRONIDAZOLE; NITROIMIDAZOLE; ORNIDAZOLE; TINIDAZOLE;

AGAR MEDIUM; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTEROIDES; DILUTION; DRUG SENSITIVITY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NIM GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; WATER POLLUTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES;

EID: 31344468907     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: 14320991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00284-005-0068-0     Document Type: Article

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