Characterization of antibiotic resistance genes and virulence factors in faecal enterococci of wild animals in Portugal

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series B: Infectious Diseases and Veterinary Public Health

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 396-402

  Poeta, P ^a,b   Costa, D ^a,b   Saenz Y ^a   Klibi, N ^a   Ruiz Larrea, F ^a   Rodrigues, J ^a,b,c   Torres, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LA RIOJA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS HIRAE;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROCOCCUS; FECES; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PORTUGAL; VIRULENCE; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; FECES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PORTUGAL; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 33644821698     PISSN: 09311793     EISSN: 14390450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0450.2005.00881.x     Document Type: Article

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