Isolation, characterization, and antimicrobial drug resistance pattern of Escherichia coli isolated from Japanese quail and their environment

Journal of Applied Poultry Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 442-446

  Roy, P ^a   Purushothaman, V ^a   Koteeswaran, A ^a   Dhillon, A S ^b  

^a MADRAS VETERINARY COLLEGE   (India)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug resistance; Escherichia coli; Japanese Quail

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COTURNIX JAPONICA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; OVIS ARIES; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 33750375127     PISSN: 10566171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/japr/15.3.442     Document Type: Article

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