Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from retail ready-to-eat foods in Nigeria

Research Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 516-523

  Achi, O K ^a   Madubuike, C N ^a  

^a MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Contamination; Ready to eat foods; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 34447527772     PISSN: 18164978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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