High prevalence of tetracycline resistance in Enterococcus isolates from broilers carrying the erm(B) gene

Avian Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 395-399

  Cauwerts, K ^a   Decostere, A ^a   De Graef, E M ^a   Haesebrouck, F ^a   Pasmans, F ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CLOACA; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROCOCCUS; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHICKENS; CLOACA; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; TETRACYCLINES;

ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS AVIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS CASSELIFLAVUS; ENTEROCOCCUS CECORUM; ENTEROCOCCUS DURANS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS GALLINARUM; ENTEROCOCCUS HIRAE; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 34848844302     PISSN: 03079457     EISSN: 14653338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03079450701589167     Document Type: Article

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