Antimicrobial-resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from the Lebanese environment

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 181-193

  Harakeh, Steve ^a   Yassine, Hadi ^a   El Fadel, Mutasem ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Fresh water environment; Marine environment; Molecular characterization; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODIVERSITY; GENES; MARINE APPLICATIONS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PROTACTINIUM;

ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE; FRESH WATER ENVIRONMENT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

BACTERIA;

CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; GROUND WATER; OXACILLIN; SEA WATER; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMISTRY; CRAB; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEAWATER;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; AQUACULTURE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAB; LEBANON; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; SEDIMENT; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRACHYURA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DNA PRIMERS; DRUG RESISTANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; LEBANON; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; N-ACETYLMURAMOYL-L-ALANINE AMIDASE; PENICILLIN-BINDING PROTEINS; SEAWATER; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ASIA; EURASIA; LEBANON; MIDDLE EAST;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 33746814473     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2006.03.010     Document Type: Article

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