Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in meat and environmental samples

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 218-222

  Messi, Patrizia ^a   Guerrieri, Elisa ^a   De Niederhäusern, Simona ^a   Sabia, Carla ^a   Bondi, Moreno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Enterococci; Environment; Meat; VanA; VRE

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; GLYCOPEPTIDE; KANAMYCIN; PLASMID DNA; STREPTOMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CHROMOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENT; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE CLUSTER; INCIDENCE; MEAT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; MEAT; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; VANCOMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS;

EID: 33644787021     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2005.08.026     Document Type: Article

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