Prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in herbal products

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1486-1490

  Brown, Joseph C ^a   Jiang, Xiuping ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA; ALLIUM SATIVUM; BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRASSICA; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ERWINIA; EWINGELLA AMERICANA; HYDRASTIS; HYDRASTIS CANADENSIS; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 46949111943     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-71.7.1486     Document Type: Article

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