Antibiotic resistance patterns and resistance genes in enterococci isolated from sheep gastrointestinal tract in Slovakia

Bulletin of the Veterinary Institute in Pulawy

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-57

  Stovcik, Viliam ^a   Javorsky, Peter ^a   Pristas, Peter ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Enterococcus; Faeces; Resistance genes; Rumen; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ENTEROCOCCUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 53649085621     PISSN: 00424870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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