Antimicrobial resistance among Escherichia coli strains isolated from healthy and septicemic chickens

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 2984-2987

  Moniri, R ^a   Dastehgoli, K ^b  

^a KASHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Kashan Veterinary Network   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Escherichia coli; Healthy chickens; Septicemic chickens

Indexed keywords

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 35349009198     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.2984.2987     Document Type: Article

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