Antibiotic susceptibility profiles of Lactobacillus reuteri and Lactobacillus fermentum

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 412-418

  Egervärn, Maria ^a,b   Danielsen, Morten ^c   Roos, Stefan ^b   Lindmark, Hans ^a   Lindgren, Sven ^a  

^a NATIONAL FOOD ADMINISTRATION   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c CHR HANSEN A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS FERMENTUM; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; DRUG EFFECT; FOOD CONTROL; GENETICS; LACTOBACILLUS FERMENTUM; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; LACTOBACILLUS FERMENTUM; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PROBIOTICS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33847234642     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-70.2.412     Document Type: Article

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