Vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) still persist in slaughtered poultry in Hungary 8 years after the ban on avoparcin

Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 409-417

  Ghidn, A ^a   Dobay, Orsolya ^a   Kaszanyitzky, Éva J ^b   Samu, Ptern ^b   Amyes, S G B ^c   Nagy, K ^a   Rozgonyi, F ^a  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b CENTRAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enterococcus; Poultry; Van genes; Vancomycin

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 57349193479     PISSN: 12178950     EISSN: 15882640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AMicr.55.2008.4.5     Document Type: Article

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