High level of antimicrobial resistance in Campylobacter jejuni isolated from broiler chickens in Estonia in 2005 and 2006

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1940-1944

  Roasto, Mati ^a   Juhkam, Kadrin ^a   Tamme, Terje ^a   Hörman, Ari ^a   Häkkinen, Liidia ^b   Reinik, Mari ^d   Karus, Avo ^a   Hänninen, Marja Liisa ^c  

^a ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

^b State Veterinary and Food Laboratory   (Estonia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d Health Protection Inspectorate   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 34547776721     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-70.8.1940     Document Type: Article

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