Antimicrobial resistance of Campylobacter spp. isolated from broilers in small poultry processing operations in Trinidad

Food Control

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 321-325

  Rodrigo, Shelly ^a   Adesiyun, Abiodun ^a   Asgarali, Zinora ^a   Swanston, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Broilers; Campylobacter

Indexed keywords

CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI;

EID: 33748952686     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2005.10.011     Document Type: Article

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