Antimicrobial resistance in Enterococcus spp. and Escherichia coli isolated from poultry feed and feed ingredients

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 120, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 122-131

  Martins da Costa, Paulo ^a   Oliveira, Manuela ^b   Bica, Alexandra ^c   Vaz Pires, Paulo ^a,d   Bernardo, Fernando ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF VISEU   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Enterococcus spp.; Escherichia coli; Feed; Feed ingredients; Poultry

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; NITROFURANTOIN; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANIMAL FOOD; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FARM ANIMAL; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FOOD SAFETY; MEAT; NONHUMAN; POULTRY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PORTUGAL; POULTRY;

ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33846550629     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2006.10.005     Document Type: Article

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