Antibiotic resistance among indicator bacteria isolated from healthy pigs in New Zealand

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-35

  Nulsen, M F ^a   Mor, M B ^b   Lawton, D E B ^c  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b School of Medical Laboratory Technology   (South Africa)

^c NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Enterococcus spp; Escherichia coli; Pigs

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NEW ZEALAND; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NEW ZEALAND; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SUIDAE;

EID: 41149087194     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2008.36801     Document Type: Article

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