Metronidazole resistance in Campylobacter jejuni from poultry meat

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 932-934

  Andersen, Sigrid Rita ^a,b   Shukri, Naseer M ^a   Boel, Jeppe ^a   Saadbye, Peter ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b Faculty of Medical Laboratory Science   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI;

EID: 33646131433     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-69.4.932     Document Type: Article

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