Characterization of antimicrobial resistance of foodborne Listeria monocytogenes

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 497-500

  Conter, Mauro ^a   Paludi, Domenico ^b   Zanardi, Emanuela ^a   Ghidini, Sergio ^a   Vergara, Alberto ^b   Ianieri, Adriana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TERAMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Food; Listeria monocytogenes; MIC; VITEK2; Working environment

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; LINEZOLID; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FOOD ANALYSIS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 57349094707     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2008.10.018     Document Type: Article

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