Analysis of antibiotic resistance patterns of fecal Enterococcus in coastal waters of Puerto Rico

NATO Security through Science Series C: Environmental Security

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 323-330

  Rodríguez, Nydia J ^a   Zaidi, Baqar R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Coastal waters; Dairy industry; ES; Multiple antibiotic resistances (MAR); Puerto Rico

Indexed keywords

ENTEROCOCCUS; IMPERATA CONTRACTA;

EID: 34547420641     PISSN: 18714668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6027-4_32     Document Type: Conference Paper

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