Antibiotic resistance and virulence genes in commensal Escherichia coli and Salmonella isolates from commercial broiler chicken farms

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1316-1327

  Diarrassouba, Fatoumata ^a   Diarra, Moussa Sory ^a   Bach, Susan ^a   Delaquis, Pascal ^a   Pritchard, Jane ^b   Topp, Edward ^c   Skura, Brent J ^d  

^a SUMMERLAND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b ANIMAL HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA;

EID: 34250354432     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-70.6.1316     Document Type: Article

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