Species distribution and antimicrobial resistance of enterococci isolated from surface and ocean water

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1017-1025

  Moore, D F ^b   Guzman, J A ^a,b   McGee, C ^c  

^a Orange County Department of Public Health   (United States)

^b Orange County Public Health Laboratory   (United States)

^c ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT   (United States)

Author keywords

Beach pollution; Enterococcus species; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BACILLI; OCEANOGRAPHY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCES; BEACH POLLUTION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS SPECIES; ISOLATED SPECIES; OCEAN WATER; RECEIVING WATERS; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; URBAN RUNOFF WATER;

SEWAGE;

AMPICILLIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; RUNOFF; SEA WATER; STREPTOMYCIN; SURFACE WATER; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MARINE POLLUTION; RUNOFF; SEWAGE; URBAN AREA; WATER QUALITY;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS CASSELIFLAVUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS HIRAE; NONHUMAN; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; WATER SAMPLING;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS CASSELIFLAVUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS HIRAE; ENTEROCOCCUS MUNDTII;

EID: 52049106854     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.03828.x     Document Type: Article

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