Occurrence, Isolation and antibiotic resistance of Enterococcus species Isolated from raw pork, beef and poultry

Journal of Food and Nutrition Research

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 91-95

  Kročko, Miroslav ^a   Čanigová, Margita ^a   Ducková, Viera ^a  

^a SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN NITRA   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Enterococcus; Raw meat; Vancomycin resistant enterococci

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM;

EID: 34250852301     PISSN: 13368672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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